By:  Moncrief                                         S.C.R. No. 28

                            SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, The University of Texas System, for internal

 1-2     purposes,  investigates allegations of abuse, neglect, and

 1-3     exploitation of patients served by psychiatric facilities located

 1-4     in hospitals operated by The University of Texas System and its

 1-5     component universities or health science centers; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Health, through its Medicare

 1-7     accreditation process, also investigates allegations of abuse,

 1-8     neglect, and exploitation of patients served by these facilities;

 1-9     and

1-10           WHEREAS, The Senate Health and Human Services Committee found

1-11     that, though both The University of Texas System and the Texas

1-12     Department of Health conduct these investigations, neither provides

1-13     data relating to the investigations to the Texas Legislature; and

1-14           WHEREAS, To conduct proper oversight, it is important that

1-15     the legislature receive reliable and complete information relating

1-16     to investigations of alleged abuse, neglect, and exploitation; now,

1-17     therefore, be it

1-18           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

1-19     hereby direct The University of Texas System, in cooperation with

1-20     its component universities and hospitals, to provide an annual

1-21     report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house

1-22     of representatives, and Senate Health and Human Services Committee

1-23     regarding investigations of allegations of abuse, neglect, and

 2-1     exploitation of patients at psychiatric facilities located in

 2-2     hospitals operated by The University of Texas System or any of its

 2-3     component universities or health science centers; and, be it

 2-4     further

 2-5           RESOLVED, That the report include, at a minimum:

 2-6                 (1)  the number of investigations conducted at each

 2-7     facility, by classification as defined by rules adopted by the

 2-8     Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation;

 2-9                 (2)  the number of serious physical injuries sustained

2-10     by patients at each facility;

2-11                 (3)  the average number of days required to complete an

2-12     investigation at each facility;

2-13                 (4)  the number of investigations referred by each

2-14     facility to law enforcement agencies; and

2-15                 (5)  the number of confirmed cases at each facility, by

2-16     classification as defined by rules adopted by the Texas Department

2-17     of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; and, be it further

2-18           RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official

2-19     copy of this resolution to The University of Texas System.