SRC-CTC C.S.S.B. 432 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 432
77R7842 SMJ-DBy: Carona
Health & Human Services
3/9/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, an order of protective custody is necessary in order to transfer
a person who has been admitted to a county mental health facility under
emergency detention from that facility to a facility of the single portal
authority or an appropriate inpatient mental health facility.  C.S.S.B. 432
sets forth the manner in which a person who has been admitted to a county
mental health facility for court ordered mental health services may be
transferred to an appropriate mental health facility. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 574A, Health and Safety Code, by adding Section
574.0025, as follows: 

Sec. 574.0025.  TRANSPORTATION AFTER FILING APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN
PERSONS.  Authorizes a county mental health facility that has completed a
preliminary examination of a person for whom an application for
court-ordered mental health services is filed to transport the person to
certain facilities.  Provides that the requirements prescribed by Section
574.045 for transporting a patient apply to a person transported under this
section. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001. 

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

Differs from the original by replacing the proposed amendment to Chapter
573C, Health and Safety Code, with a proposed amendment to Chapter 574A,
Health and Safety Code. 

Removes proposed amendments to Sections 573.022 and 573.025(a), Health and
Safety Code. 

Redesignates proposed SECTION 4 as SECTION 2.