HOUSE BILL 2258 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Maxey |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-01 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Moncrief |
House Bill 2258 amends the Health and Safety Code to require that each nursing home resident who is considering making a transition to a community-based care setting be identified to determine the presence of a mental illness or mental retardation. The department is required to provide the information to the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (MHMR), and MHMR is required to use the information to determine the need for, and funding levels of, certain services and to provide certain services or referrals to identified residents after the transition.