HRS §334-71
Moving a patient between psychiatric facilities
A psychiatric facility can move a patient to another psychiatric facility if the sending facility's administrator thinks it is best for the patient and the receiving facility agrees. The patient and certain people listed in the commitment order (or in section 334-60.4 if there is no order) must be told before the move.
The statute, as written — Transfer of patients between facilities
A patient at a psychiatric facility, including those held on court order, may be transferred to another psychiatric facility when the administrator of the sending facility determines that it would be in the best interest of the patient that the patient be transferred and the administrator of the receiving facility agrees to accept the patient; provided that prior notice of such transfer be given to the subject of such transfer and to those persons specified in a current order of commitment. If there is no current order of commitment, notice shall be given to those persons enumerated in section 334-60.4.
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