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Senate Bill 578 |
Senate Author: Lucio et al. |
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Effective: 6-9-17 |
House Sponsor: Gutierrez et al. |
Senate Bill 578 amends the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), in collaboration with the Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families Technical Assistance Center Implementation Academy of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, veteran advocacy groups, medical providers, and any other organization or interested party HHSC considers appropriate, to develop a comprehensive action plan to increase access to and availability of professional veteran health services to prevent veteran suicides. The bill requires HHSC to make specific short-term and long-term statutory, administrative, and budget-related recommendations to the legislature and the governor regarding the policy initiatives and reforms necessary to implement the action plan.