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Amend SB 718 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, lines 22 through 23, strike "or provider of outpatient mental health services".
(2) On page 1, line 23, strike "older than".
(3) On page 1, line 24, between "age" and "and", insert "or older".
(4) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 572, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 572.0051 to read as follows:
Sec. 572.0051. TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENT TO ANOTHER STATE. A person may not transport a patient to a mental health facility in another state for inpatient mental health services under this chapter unless transportation to that facility is authorized by a court order.