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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Department of State Health Services contracting for |
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a community psychiatric hospital to be located on Kerrville State |
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Hospital grounds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 551, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 551.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 551.009. KERRVILLE COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL. |
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(a) The department shall contract with a community mental health |
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center to operate a community inpatient psychiatric hospital on the |
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grounds of Kerrville State Hospital, in a facility separate from |
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the buildings used by Kerrville State Hospital. The community |
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mental health center must be qualified to provide under the |
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contract integrated psychiatric care, nursing care, psychiatric |
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rehabilitation, psychology services, and social work services. |
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(b) The community mental health center shall contract with |
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Kerrville State Hospital to provide food service, laundry service, |
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lawn care, and equipment rental to the community inpatient |
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psychiatric hospital. The community mental health center may |
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contract with Kerrville State Hospital to provide pharmaceutical |
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services for the community inpatient psychiatric hospital. |
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(c) The community inpatient psychiatric hospital may not be |
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used to provide care to: |
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(1) children; or |
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(2) adults sentenced to a state mental facility as |
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provided by Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |