{"id":4688,"date":"2022-04-25T18:09:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/?page_id=4688"},"modified":"2022-05-13T07:11:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T07:11:36","slug":"texas-health-and-safety-code-574-045-transportation-of-patient","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/texas-health-and-safety-code-574-045-transportation-of-patient\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Health and Safety Code 574.045 Transportation of Patient"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l2exijzf-2b145cfef9714af0a1e71c99dc5cee76\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l2exijzf-2b145cfef9714af0a1e71c99dc5cee76{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l2exijzf-2b145cfef9714af0a1e71c99dc5cee76 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l2exijzf-2b145cfef9714af0a1e71c99dc5cee76 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l2exijzf-2b145cfef9714af0a1e71c99dc5cee76 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>Texas<\/p>\n<\/div><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Health <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> Safety \u00a7 574.045<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6tqju8-74e5066625c291911561f1b7f67b2352\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-6tqju8-74e5066625c291911561f1b7f67b2352{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-6tqju8-74e5066625c291911561f1b7f67b2352 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-5nix1s-909b7b3b6cbce958bc6be0714cfbaebf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3ryv1c-1517ebd673a46898115ac2412e51cd12\">\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3ryv1c-1517ebd673a46898115ac2412e51cd12 .av_searchform_wrapper{\nborder-color:#edae44;\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3ryv1c-1517ebd673a46898115ac2412e51cd12 #s.av-input-field{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3ryv1c-1517ebd673a46898115ac2412e51cd12 .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3ryv1c-1517ebd673a46898115ac2412e51cd12 .av-input-field-icon.av-search-icon.avia-svg-icon svg:first-child{\nheight:20px;\nwidth:20px;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3ryv1c-1517ebd673a46898115ac2412e51cd12 #searchsubmit{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n#top .avia_search_element.av-3ryv1c-1517ebd673a46898115ac2412e51cd12 .av_searchsubmit_wrapper{\nbackground-color:#edae44;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia_search_element av-3ryv1c-1517ebd673a46898115ac2412e51cd12  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><search><form action='https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/texas-statutes\/' id='searchform_element' method='get' class='' data-element_id='av-3ryv1c-1517ebd673a46898115ac2412e51cd12' ><div class='av_searchform_wrapper'><input type='search' value='' id='s' name='s' placeholder='Search Texas Statutes' aria-label='Search Texas Statutes' class='av-input-field ' required \/><div class='av_searchsubmit_wrapper '><input type='submit' value='Find' id='searchsubmit' class='button ' title='View results on search page' aria-label='View results on search page' \/><\/div><input type='hidden' name='numberposts' value='10' \/><input type='hidden' name='results_hide_fields' value='meta,image' \/><\/div><\/form><\/search><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2qhu80-e4c58a3dd762f03cf7f0b220ad197ee0\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2qhu80-e4c58a3dd762f03cf7f0b220ad197ee0{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2qhu80-e4c58a3dd762f03cf7f0b220ad197ee0 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_avia_sc_search  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l2exk3bp-0ab41b61589339bbdb03bc1b212a8831 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Texas Health and Safety Code &#8211; HEALTH &amp; SAFETY \u00a7 574.045. Transportation of Patient<\/h2>\n<p>(a)\u2002The court may authorize, in the following order of priority, the transportation of a committed patient or a patient detained under Section 573.022 or 574.023 to the designated mental health facility by:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(1)\u2002a special officer for mental health assignment certified under Section 1701.404, Occupations Code ;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(2)\u2002the facility administrator of the designated mental health facility, unless the administrator notifies the court that facility personnel are not available to transport the patient;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(3)\u2002a representative of the local mental health authority, who shall be reimbursed by the county, unless the representative notifies the court that local mental health authority personnel are not qualified to ensure the safety of the patient during transport;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(4)\u2002a qualified transportation service provider selected from the list established and maintained as required by Section 574.0455 by the commissioners court of the county in which the court authorizing the transportation is located;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(5)\u2002the sheriff or constable; \u2009or<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">(6)\u2002a relative or other responsible person who has a proper interest in the patient&#8217;s welfare and who receives no remuneration, except for actual and necessary expenses.<\/p>\n<p>(a-1)\u2002A person who under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (5) is authorized by the court to transport a person to a mental health facility may contract with a qualified transportation service provider that is included on the list established and maintained as required by Section 574.0455 by the commissioners court of the county in which the court is located to provide the transportation authorized by the court.<\/p>\n<p>(b)\u2002The court shall require appropriate medical personnel to accompany the person transporting the patient if there is reasonable cause to believe that the patient will require medical assistance or the administration of medication during the transportation. \u2002The payment of an expense incurred under this subsection is governed by Section 571.018 .<\/p>\n<p>(c)\u2002The patient&#8217;s friends and relatives may accompany the patient at their own expense.<\/p>\n<p>(d)\u2002A female patient must be accompanied by a female attendant unless the patient is accompanied by her father, husband, or adult brother or son.<\/p>\n<p>(e)\u2002The patient may not be transported in a marked police or sheriff&#8217;s car or accompanied by a uniformed officer unless other means are not available.<\/p>\n<p>(f)\u2002The patient may not be transported with a state prisoner.<\/p>\n<p>(g)\u2002The patient may not be physically restrained unless necessary to protect the health and safety of the patient or of a person traveling with the patient. \u2002If the treating physician or the person transporting a patient determines that physical restraint of the patient is necessary, that person shall document the reasons for that determination and the duration for which the restraints are needed. \u2002The person transporting the patient shall deliver the document to the facility at the time the patient is delivered. \u2002The facility shall include the document in the patient&#8217;s clinical record.<\/p>\n<p>(h)\u2002The patient must be transported directly to the facility within a reasonable amount of time and without undue delay.<\/p>\n<p>(i)\u2002All vehicles used to transport patients under this section must be adequately heated in cold weather and adequately ventilated in warm weather.<\/p>\n<p>(j)\u2002Special diets or other medical precautions recommended by the patient&#8217;s physician must be followed.<\/p>\n<p>(k)\u2002The person transporting the patient shall give the patient reasonable opportunities to get food and water and to use a bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>(l)\u2002A patient restrained under Subsection (g) may be restrained only during the apprehension, detention, or transportation of the patient. \u2002The method of restraint must permit the patient to sit in an upright position without undue difficulty unless the patient is being transported by ambulance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/\">CrowdSourceLawyers.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4688","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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