Sec. 575.015.  TRANSFER TO FEDERAL FACILITY.  The department or the hospital administrator of a private mental hospital may transfer an involuntary patient to a federal agency if:
(1)  the federal agency sends notice that facilities are available and that the patient is eligible for care or treatment in a facility;
(2)  notice of the transfer is sent to the committing court;  and
(3)  the committing court enters an order approving the transfer.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.