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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the continuity of services received by individuals |
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receiving services at state hospitals and state supported living |
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centers, the establishment of a pilot program to provide behavioral |
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health or psychiatric services to certain residential care facility |
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residents, and court orders for psychoactive medication for certain |
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patients. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 574.102, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 574.102. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This |
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subchapter applies to the application of medication to a patient: |
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(1) subject to a court order for mental health |
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services under this chapter or other law; or |
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(2) transferred from a residential care facility to an |
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inpatient mental health facility under Section 594.032. |
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(b) For purposes of this subchapter, a reference to a |
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patient includes a person described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 574.103, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 574.103. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION TO PATIENT UNDER |
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COURT-ORDERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OR TRANSFERRED FROM A |
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RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY TO AN INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. |
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SECTION 3. Section 574.103(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A person may not administer a psychoactive medication to |
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a patient under court-ordered inpatient mental health services or |
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to a person transferred from a residential care facility to an |
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inpatient mental health facility under Section 594.032 who refuses |
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to take the medication voluntarily unless: |
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(1) the patient is having a medication-related |
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emergency; |
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(2) the patient is under an order issued under Section |
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574.106 or 592.156 authorizing the administration of the medication |
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regardless of the patient's refusal; or |
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(3) the patient is a ward who is 18 years of age or |
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older and the guardian of the person of the ward consents to the |
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administration of psychoactive medication regardless of the ward's |
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expressed preferences regarding treatment with psychoactive |
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medication. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 574.104(a) and (b), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A physician who is treating a patient in an inpatient |
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setting may, on behalf of the state, file an application in a |
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probate court or a court with probate jurisdiction for an order to |
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authorize the administration of a psychoactive medication |
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regardless of the patient's refusal if: |
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(1) the physician believes that the patient lacks the |
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capacity to make a decision regarding the administration of the |
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psychoactive medication; |
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(2) the physician determines that the medication is |
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the proper course of treatment for the patient; |
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(3) the patient is: |
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(A) under an order for inpatient mental health |
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services under this chapter or other law; |
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(B) transferred from a residential care facility |
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to an inpatient mental health facility under Section 594.032; or |
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(C) the subject of a filed [an] application for |
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court-ordered mental health services under Section 574.034 or [, |
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574.0345,] 574.035 [, or 574.0355 has been filed for the patient]; |
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and |
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(4) the patient, verbally or by other indication, |
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refuses to take the medication voluntarily. |
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(b) An application filed under this section must state: |
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(1) that the physician believes that the patient lacks |
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the capacity to make a decision regarding administration of the |
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psychoactive medication and the reasons for that belief; |
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(2) each medication the physician wants the court to |
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compel the patient to take; |
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(3) whether an application for court-ordered mental |
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health services under Section 574.034, 574.0345, 574.035, or |
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574.0355 has been filed; |
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(4) whether a court order described by Subsection |
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(a)(3) for [inpatient mental health] services for the patient has |
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been issued and, if so, under what authority it was issued; |
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(5) the physician's diagnosis of the patient; and |
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(6) the proposed method for administering the |
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medication and, if the method is not customary, an explanation |
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justifying the departure from the customary methods. |
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SECTION 5. Sections 574.106(a) and (a-1), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The court may issue an order authorizing the |
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administration of one or more classes of psychoactive medication to |
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a patient who: |
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(1) is described by Section 574.102(a) [under a court |
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order to receive inpatient mental health services]; or |
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(2) is in custody awaiting trial in a criminal |
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proceeding and was ordered to receive inpatient mental health |
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services in the six months preceding a hearing under this section. |
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(a-1) The court may issue an order under this section only |
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if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence after the |
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hearing: |
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(1) that the patient lacks the capacity to make a |
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decision regarding the administration of the proposed medication |
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and treatment with the proposed medication is in the best interest |
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of the patient; or |
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(2) if the patient was ordered to receive inpatient |
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mental health services by a criminal court with jurisdiction over |
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the patient, that treatment with the proposed medication is in the |
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best interest of the patient and either: |
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(A) the patient presents a danger to the patient |
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or others in the inpatient mental health facility in which the |
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patient is being treated as a result of a mental illness [disorder |
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or mental defect] as determined under Section 574.1065; or |
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(B) the patient: |
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(i) has remained confined in a correctional |
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facility, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, for a period |
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exceeding 72 hours while awaiting transfer for competency |
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restoration treatment; and |
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(ii) presents a danger to the patient or |
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others in the correctional facility as a result of a mental illness |
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[disorder or mental defect] as determined under Section 574.1065. |
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SECTION 6. Section 574.107, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The costs for a hearing under this subchapter for a |
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patient committed under this chapter shall be paid in accordance |
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with Sections 571.017 and 571.018. |
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(c) The costs for a hearing under this subchapter for a |
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patient committed under Chapter 593 shall be paid by the county that |
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ordered the commitment under that chapter. |
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SECTION 7. Section 574.110, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) An [Except as provided by Subsection (b), an] order |
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issued under Section 574.106 for a patient that is committed under |
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this chapter, other than a patient to whom Subsection (a-1) or (b) |
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applies, expires on the expiration or termination date of the order |
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for temporary or extended mental health services in effect when the |
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order for psychoactive medication is issued. |
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(a-1) An order issued under Section 574.106 for a patient |
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that is committed under Chapter 593 expires as provided by Section |
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592.160. |
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SECTION 8. Section 576.025(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person may not administer a psychoactive medication to |
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a patient receiving voluntary or involuntary mental health services |
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who refuses the administration unless: |
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(1) the patient is having a medication-related |
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emergency; |
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(2) the patient is younger than 16 years of age, or the |
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patient is younger than 18 years of age and is a patient admitted |
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for voluntary mental health services under Section 572.002(3)(B), |
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and the patient's parent, managing conservator, or guardian |
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consents to the administration on behalf of the patient; |
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(3) the refusing patient's representative authorized |
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by law to consent on behalf of the patient has consented to the |
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administration; |
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(4) the administration of the medication regardless of |
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the patient's refusal is authorized by an order issued under |
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Section 574.106 or 592.156; or |
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(5) the administration of the medication regardless of |
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the patient's refusal is authorized by an order issued under |
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Article 46B.086, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 9. Section 592.152(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person may not administer a psychoactive medication to |
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a client receiving voluntary or involuntary residential care |
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services who refuses the administration unless: |
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(1) the client is having a medication-related |
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emergency; |
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(2) the refusing client's representative authorized by |
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law to consent on behalf of the client has consented to the |
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administration; |
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(3) the administration of the medication regardless of |
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the client's refusal is authorized by an order issued under Section |
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574.106 or 592.156; or |
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(4) the administration of the medication regardless of |
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the client's refusal is authorized by an order issued under Article |
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46B.086, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 10. Section 592.153(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A person may not administer a psychoactive medication to |
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a client who refuses to take the medication voluntarily unless: |
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(1) the client is having a medication-related |
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emergency; |
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(2) the client is under an order issued under Section |
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574.106 or 592.156 authorizing the administration of the medication |
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regardless of the client's refusal; or |
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(3) the client is a ward who is 18 years of age or older |
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and the guardian of the person of the ward consents to the |
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administration of psychoactive medication regardless of the ward's |
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expressed preferences regarding treatment with psychoactive |
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medication. |
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SECTION 11. Chapter 594, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter D to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER D. TEMPORARY TRANSFER BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL CARE |
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FACILITIES PILOT PROGRAM |
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Sec. 594.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Alternate residential care facility" means a |
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residential care facility other than the one in which a resident |
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resides prior to a temporary transfer. |
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(2) "Local intellectual and developmental disability |
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authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002. |
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(3) "Originating residential care facility" means the |
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residential care facility at which the resident resides prior to a |
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temporary transfer. |
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(4) "State supported living center" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 531.002. |
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(5) "Temporary transfer" means the transfer of a |
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resident from the originating residential care facility to an |
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alternate residential care facility to receive behavioral health or |
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psychiatric services for a limited time. |
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Sec. 594.102. TEMPORARY TRANSFERS BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL CARE |
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FACILITIES PILOT PROGRAM. (a) The commission may establish a pilot |
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program for the purpose of providing for temporary transfers of |
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residents from originating residential care facilities to |
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alternate residential care facilities to provide behavioral health |
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or psychiatric services for those residents. The pilot program |
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must include: |
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(1) one alternate residential care facility for |
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psychiatric services; and |
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(2) one or two alternate residential care facilities |
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for intensive behavioral health services. |
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(b) The executive commissioner, in consultation with the |
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work group described by Section 594.103, by rule shall specify the |
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types of information the commission must collect during the pilot |
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program to: |
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(1) evaluate the outcome of the pilot program; |
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(2) ensure the rights of persons in the pilot program |
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are commensurate with the rights of persons at the originating |
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facility, as appropriate; and |
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(3) ensure services provided under the pilot program |
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meet the applicable requirements under Section 594.108(c)(4) and |
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594.109(f)(4). |
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Sec. 594.103. WORK GROUP MEMBERS. If a pilot program is |
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established under this subchapter, the executive commissioner |
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shall establish a work group to consult in adopting the rules |
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described by Section 594.102(b). The work group is composed of: |
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(1) two representatives who are intellectual |
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disability advocates, one of whom is from Disability Rights Texas; |
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(2) one representative from a local intellectual and |
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developmental disability authority; |
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(3) a board certified behavioral analyst with |
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expertise working with individuals with intellectual disabilities; |
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(4) a psychiatrist with expertise working with |
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individuals with intellectual disabilities; |
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(5) a psychologist with expertise working with |
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individuals with intellectual disabilities; |
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(6) a current or former resident of a state supported |
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living center; |
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(7) a family member or guardian of a current or former |
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resident of a state supported living center; and |
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(8) any other individual the executive commissioner |
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considers appropriate to appoint to the work group. |
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Sec. 594.104. TEMPORARY TRANSFER LIMITATIONS. A temporary |
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transfer under a pilot program established under this subchapter |
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may not be considered a permanent transfer and is not a discharge |
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from the originating residential care facility. |
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Sec. 594.105. TEMPORARY TRANSFER OF VOLUNTARY RESIDENT. A |
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voluntary resident may not be temporarily transferred to an |
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alternate residential care facility under a pilot program under |
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this subchapter without legally adequate consent to the transfer. |
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Sec. 594.106. RETURN OF RESIDENT. A resident shall be |
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returned to the originating residential care facility after |
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participating in a pilot program under this subchapter. The |
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originating residential care facility shall maintain a vacancy for |
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the resident while the resident participates in the pilot program. |
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Sec. 594.107. TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE OF RESIDENT. A |
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resident who is transferred to an alternate residential care |
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facility under a pilot program under this subchapter who no longer |
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requires treatment at a residential care facility may be |
|
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transferred to an alternative placement or discharged directly from |
|
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the alternate residential care facility without returning to the |
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originating residential care facility. |
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Sec. 594.108. ALTERNATE RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY FOR |
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PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. (a) Before the temporary transfer of a |
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resident to an alternate psychiatric residential care unit under a |
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pilot program under this subchapter, the resident must be examined |
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by a licensed psychiatrist who indicates that the resident is |
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presenting with symptoms of mental illness to the extent that care, |
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treatment, and rehabilitation cannot be provided in the originating |
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residential care facility. |
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(b) The commission may transfer a resident under a pilot |
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program under this subchapter for an initial period not to exceed 60 |
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days for the purposes of receiving psychiatric services. |
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(c) The alternate residential care facility for psychiatric |
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services operated under a pilot program under this subchapter must: |
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(1) use an interdisciplinary treatment team to provide |
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clinical treatment that is: |
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(A) directed toward lessening the signs and |
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symptoms of mental illness; and |
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(B) similar to the clinical treatment provided at |
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a state psychiatric hospital; |
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(2) employ or contract for the services of at least one |
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psychiatrist who has expertise in diagnosing and treating persons |
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with intellectual disabilities; |
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(3) employ a board certified behavioral analyst who |
|
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has expertise in diagnosing and treating persons with intellectual |
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disabilities; |
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(4) assign staff members to residents participating in |
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the pilot program at an average ratio not to exceed: |
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(A) three residents to one direct support |
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professional during the day and evening; and |
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(B) six residents to one direct support |
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professional over night; |
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(5) provide additional training to direct support |
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professionals working on the alternate psychiatric care unit |
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regarding the service delivery system for residents served on that |
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unit; and |
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(6) ensure that each psychiatric unit complies with |
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the requirements for ICF-IID certification under the Medicaid |
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program, as appropriate. |
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Sec. 594.109. ALTERNATE RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY FOR |
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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection |
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(c), before the temporary transfer of a resident to an intensive |
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behavioral health unit under a pilot program under this subchapter, |
|
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an interdisciplinary team must determine whether the resident is an |
|
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individual who, despite an interdisciplinary team having on two or |
|
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more occasions developed or revised an interdisciplinary team |
|
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action plan in response to the occurrence of a significant event |
|
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described by Subsection (b), and appropriate treatment and |
|
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implementation of the plan, including treatment targeted to the |
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individual's challenging behaviors, remains likely to cause |
|
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substantial bodily injury to others and requires an intensive |
|
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behavioral health environment to continue treatment and protect |
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other residents or the general public. |
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(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a significant event |
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includes: |
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(1) the rate of the resident's challenging behavior |
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has remained consistently above baseline for at least four of six |
|
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months after implementation of the interdisciplinary team action |
|
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plan; and |
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(2) either: |
|
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(A) the intensity of the resident's behavior has |
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caused serious injury to others; or |
|
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(B) the resident's physical aggression towards |
|
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others has resulted in more than three crisis restraints in the last |
|
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30 days. |
|
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(c) The associate commissioner of the commission with |
|
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responsibility for state supported living centers may make an |
|
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exception to admission criteria to require a resident to |
|
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participate in a pilot program under this subchapter. The |
|
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exception must be based on a determination that the resident's |
|
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behavior poses an imminent threat to others. |
|
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(d) In making a determination under Subsection (a), the |
|
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interdisciplinary team shall document and collect evidence |
|
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regarding the reason the resident requires an intensive behavioral |
|
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health environment to continue treatment and protect other |
|
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residents or the general public. |
|
|
(e) The interdisciplinary team shall provide the team's |
|
|
findings, including any documentation and evidence regarding the |
|
|
proposed resident, regarding whether the proposed resident should |
|
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participate in a pilot program under this subchapter to: |
|
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(1) the associate commissioner of the commission with |
|
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responsibility for state supported living centers; |
|
|
(2) the director of the state supported living center; |
|
|
(3) the independent ombudsman; |
|
|
(4) the resident or the resident's parent, if the |
|
|
resident is a minor; and |
|
|
(5) the resident's legally authorized representative. |
|
|
(f) An alternate residential care facility for behavioral |
|
|
health services operated under a pilot program under this |
|
|
subchapter must: |
|
|
(1) use an interdisciplinary treatment team that is |
|
|
specially trained to provide clinical treatment designed to serve |
|
|
residents who meet criteria for the pilot program; |
|
|
(2) employ board certified behavioral analysts with |
|
|
expertise in diagnosing and treating persons with intellectual |
|
|
disabilities to provide a ratio of one analyst serving each twelve |
|
|
beds full-time in accordance with commission rules providing |
|
|
appropriate procedures for maintaining that ratio; |
|
|
(3) employ a professional qualified to provide |
|
|
counseling consistent with evidence-based, trauma-informed |
|
|
treatment; |
|
|
(4) assign staff members to residents participating in |
|
|
the program at an average ratio not to exceed: |
|
|
(A) three residents to one direct support |
|
|
professional during the day and evening; and |
|
|
(B) six residents to one direct support |
|
|
professional at night; |
|
|
(5) provide additional training to direct support |
|
|
professionals working at the alternate residential care facility |
|
|
regarding the service delivery system for residents served at that |
|
|
facility; and |
|
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(6) ensure that the intensive behavioral health units |
|
|
comply with the requirements for ICF-IID certification under the |
|
|
Medicaid program, as appropriate. |
|
|
(g) Except as provided by Subsection (h), a resident |
|
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transfer to an alternate residential care facility for behavioral |
|
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health services under a pilot program under this subchapter may not |
|
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exceed six months. |
|
|
(h) The initial period described by Subsection (g) may be |
|
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extended by an additional, one-time period of three months if: |
|
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(1) an interdisciplinary team determines: |
|
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(A) the resident meets the standard for admission |
|
|
under this section; and |
|
|
(B) an extension of the initial period will |
|
|
likely enable the resident to no longer meet the criteria for the |
|
|
pilot program within the period of the extension; and |
|
|
(2) the extension is approved by the associate |
|
|
commissioner of the commission with responsibility for state |
|
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supported living centers. |
|
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(i) Except as provided by Subsection (k), if at any time |
|
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during a resident's temporary transfer to a pilot program under |
|
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this subchapter, the interdisciplinary treatment team determines |
|
|
that the resident no longer requires an intensive behavioral health |
|
|
environment to continue treatment and protect public safety, the |
|
|
resident shall be transferred back to the originating residential |
|
|
care facility not later than the seventh day after the date the |
|
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interdisciplinary team makes that determination. |
|
|
(j) Except as provided by Subsection (k), at the end of the |
|
|
period described by Subsection (g) or (h), as applicable, the |
|
|
resident shall be returned to the originating residential care |
|
|
facility not later than the seventh day after the expiration of that |
|
|
period. |
|
|
(k) If the associate commissioner of the commission with |
|
|
responsibility for state supported living centers determines that |
|
|
there are extenuating circumstances preventing the transfer within |
|
|
the period described by Subsection (i) or (j), as applicable, the |
|
|
associate commissioner may extend the applicable period by an |
|
|
additional three days and may extend each of those additional |
|
|
three-day periods by an additional three days for as long as the |
|
|
occurrence of those extenuating circumstances prevent the |
|
|
resident's transfer. For purposes of this subsection, "extenuating |
|
|
circumstances" include extremely hazardous weather conditions or |
|
|
another disaster that prevents the timely transfer of a resident. |
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Sec. 594.110. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. (a) A resident is |
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entitled to an expedited administrative hearing under Section |
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594.015 to challenge the resident's required participation under |
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Section 594.109(c) in a pilot program under this subchapter. The |
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hearing must be held not later than seven days after the date the |
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associate commissioner determines that the resident should |
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participate in the pilot program. |
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(b) A resident who is subject to a transfer decision |
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described by Section 594.109 is entitled to an administrative |
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hearing under Section 594.015. The hearing shall be limited to |
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determining whether the transfer decision complies with Section |
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594.109. A resident may waive the right to a hearing, but if a |
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hearing is requested the resident may not be transferred until |
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after the administrative hearing. |
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(c) A resident is entitled to an administrative hearing with |
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the commission to contest an extension described by Section |
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594.109(h). |
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Sec. 594.111. RIGHT TO APPEAL. An individual may appeal a |
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decision made at a hearing described by Section 594.110 by filing |
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the appeal in a district court in Travis County not later than the |
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30th day after the date a final order is provided to the individual. |
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An appeal under this section is by trial de novo. |
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SECTION 12. Not later than November 1, 2022, the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall consult with the work group |
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described by Section 594.103, Health and Safety Code, as added by |
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this Act, and adopt any necessary rules to implement Subchapter D, |
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Chapter 594, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 13. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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