Amend HB 2572 (House engrossment) as follows:
(1) In the recital to SECTION 2 of the bill (page 1, line
20), strike ", (c),".
(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike amended Section
533.035(c), Health and Safety Code (page 3, lines 9-22).
(3) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike amended Section
533.035(e), Health and Safety Code (page 3, line 23, through page 4,
line 7), and substitute the following:
(e) In assembling a network of service providers, a local
mental health [and mental retardation] authority may serve as a
qualified service provider only in accordance with Subsection (c)
and [of services only as a provider of last resort and only if the
authority demonstrates to the department that:
[(1)] the authority shall make [has made] every
reasonable attempt to solicit the development of an available and
appropriate provider base that is sufficient to meet the needs of
consumers in its service area[; and
[(2) there is not a willing provider of the relevant
services in the authority's service area or in the county where the
provision of the services is needed].