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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a transportation plan for persons furloughed or |
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discharged from certain mental health facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 574, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 574.089 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 574.089. TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR FURLOUGH OR |
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DISCHARGE. (a) The facility administrator of a mental health |
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facility, in conjunction with the local mental health authority, |
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shall create a transportation plan for a person scheduled to be |
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furloughed or discharged from the facility. |
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(b) The transportation plan must account for the capacity of |
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the person, must be in writing, and must specify: |
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(1) who is responsible for transporting the person; |
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(2) when the person will be transported; and |
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(3) where the person will arrive. |
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(c) If the person consents, the facility administrator |
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shall forward the transportation plan to a family member of the |
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person before the person is transported. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |