Sec. 571.008. RETURN OF COMMITTED PATIENT TO STATE OF RESIDENCE. (a) The department may return a nonresident patient committed to a department mental health facility or other mental health facility under Section 571.0081 to the proper agency of the patient's state of residence. (b) The department may permit the return of a resident of this state who is committed to a mental health facility in another state. (c) Subject to Section 571.0081 , the department may enter into reciprocal agreements with the state or local authorities, as defined by Section 571.0081 , of other states to facilitate the return of persons committed to mental health facilities in this state or another state to the states of their residence. (d) A department facility administrator may detain for not more than 96 hours pending a court order in a commitment proceeding in this state a patient returned to this state from another state where the person was committed. (e) The state returning a committed patient to another state shall bear the expenses of returning the patient, unless the state agrees to share costs under a reciprocal agreement under Section 571.0081 .
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