Section 306.77 - Maximum Length of Stay for a Voluntarily-Admitted IndividualExcept as allowed by paragraph (3) of this section, a CSU physician must discharge a voluntarily-admitted individual on the 14th day after the individual's admission, unless:
(1) the individual's treating physician orders the individual's discharge before the 14th day;(2) the individual's treating physician orders the individual's transfer to other treatment or services, in accordance with § 306.91 of this subchapter (relating to Transfers);(3) a physician, or physician-delegated PA or APRN, documents in the individual's medical record the medical necessity and clinical rationale for extending the length of stay beyond 14 days; or(4) an individual under 18 years of age was admitted under an order of Temporary Authorization, issued in accordance with Texas Family Code Section § 35A.005(d), in which case the individual must be discharged by the tenth day after the date the order for temporary authorization is issued.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 306.77
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 21, May 21, 2021, TexReg 3271, eff. 5/27/2021