Tex. Health and Safety Code § 594.041
MEDICAL EVIDENCE
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 594.041, MEDICAL EVIDENCE, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/675015
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(a) At least two physicians, at least one of whom must be a psychiatrist, must testify at the transfer hearing. The physicians must have examined the resident not earlier than the 15th day before the date set for the hearing.
(b) A person may not be transferred to a state mental hospital except on competent medical or psychiatric testimony.