Amend CSSB 7 (house committee printing) by striking SECTION 6.06 of the bill (page 86, line 8, through page 88, line 5) and substituting the following:
SECTION 6.06. Section 533.0354, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and (b-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) In addition to the services required under Subsection (a) and using money appropriated for that purpose or money received under the Texas Health Care Transformation and Quality Improvement Program 1115 waiver, a local mental health authority may ensure, to the extent feasible, the provision of assessment services, crisis services, and intensive and comprehensive services using disease management practices for children with serious emotional, behavioral, or mental disturbance not described by Subsection (a) and adults with severe mental illness who are experiencing significant functional impairment due to a mental health disorder not described by Subsection (a) that is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), including:
(1) major depressive disorder, including single episode or recurrent major depressive disorder;
(2) post-traumatic stress disorder;
(3) schizoaffective disorder, including bipolar and depressive types;
(4) obsessive compulsive disorder;
(5) anxiety disorder;
(6) attention deficit disorder;
(7) delusional disorder;
(8) bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, or other eating disorders not otherwise specified; or
(9) any other diagnosed mental health disorder.
(a-2) The local mental health authority shall ensure that individuals described by Subsection (a-1) are engaged with treatment services in a clinically appropriate manner.
(b-1) The department shall require each local mental health authority to incorporate jail diversion strategies into the authority's disease management practices to reduce the involvement of the criminal justice system in managing adults with the following disorders as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), who are not described by Subsection (b):
(1) post-traumatic stress disorder;
(2) schizoaffective disorder, including bipolar and depressive types;
(3) anxiety disorder; or
(4) delusional disorder.