1-1           By:  Moncrief                                   S.C.R. No. 28

 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed February 19, 1997; February 24, 1997,

 1-3     read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human

 1-4     Services; March 5, 1997, reported favorably by the following vote:

 1-5     Yeas 11, Nays 0; March 5, 1997, sent to printer.)

 1-6                        SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-7           WHEREAS, The University of Texas System, for internal

 1-8     purposes,  investigates allegations of abuse, neglect, and

 1-9     exploitation of patients served by psychiatric facilities located

1-10     in hospitals operated by The University of Texas System and its

1-11     component universities or health science centers; and

1-12           WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Health, through its Medicare

1-13     accreditation process, also investigates allegations of abuse,

1-14     neglect, and exploitation of patients served by these facilities;

1-15     and

1-16           WHEREAS, The Senate Health and Human Services Committee found

1-17     that, though both The University of Texas System and the Texas

1-18     Department of Health conduct these investigations, neither provides

1-19     data relating to the investigations to the Texas Legislature; and

1-20           WHEREAS, To conduct proper oversight, it is important that

1-21     the legislature receive reliable and complete information relating

1-22     to investigations of alleged abuse, neglect, and exploitation; now,

1-23     therefore, be it

1-24           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

1-25     hereby direct The University of Texas System, in cooperation with

1-26     its component universities and hospitals, to provide an annual

1-27     report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house

1-28     of representatives, and Senate Health and Human Services Committee

1-29     regarding investigations of allegations of abuse, neglect, and

1-30     exploitation of patients at psychiatric facilities located in

1-31     hospitals operated by The University of Texas System or any of its

1-32     component universities or health science centers; and, be it

1-33     further

1-34           RESOLVED, That the report include, at a minimum:

1-35                 (1)  the number of investigations conducted at each

1-36     facility, by classification as defined by rules adopted by the

1-37     Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation;

1-38                 (2)  the number of serious physical injuries sustained

1-39     by patients at each facility;

1-40                 (3)  the average number of days required to complete an

1-41     investigation at each facility;

1-42                 (4)  the number of investigations referred by each

1-43     facility to law enforcement agencies; and

1-44                 (5)  the number of confirmed cases at each facility, by

1-45     classification as defined by rules adopted by the Texas Department

1-46     of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; and, be it further

1-47           RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official

1-48     copy of this resolution to The University of Texas System.

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