Sec. 81.199.  TRANSFER TO FEDERAL FACILITY.  The health authority or department may authorize the head of a health care facility to transfer a person 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 the facility; 
(2)  notice of the transfer is sent to the committing court;  and
(3)  the committing court enters an order approving the transfer.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.