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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to disease management practices of local mental health |
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authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 533.0354, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), (b-1), and (f) to read |
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as follows: |
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(a-1) In addition to the services required under Subsection |
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(a), a local mental health authority shall ensure the provision of |
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assessment services, crisis services, and intensive and |
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comprehensive services using disease management practices for |
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children with serious emotional, behavioral, or mental disturbance |
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not described by Subsection (a) and adults with severe mental |
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illness who are experiencing significant functional impairment due |
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to a mental health disorder not described by Subsection (a) that is |
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defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental |
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Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), including: |
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(1) major depressive disorder, including single |
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episode or recurrent major depressive disorder; |
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(2) post-traumatic stress disorder; |
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(3) schizoaffective disorder, including bipolar and |
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depressive types; |
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(4) obsessive compulsive disorder; |
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(5) anxiety disorder; |
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(6) attention deficit disorder; |
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(7) delusional disorder; |
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(8) bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, or other eating |
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disorders not otherwise specified; or |
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(9) any other diagnosed mental health disorder. |
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(a-2) The local mental health authority shall ensure that |
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individuals described by Subsection (a-1) are engaged with |
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treatment services in the manner described by Subsection (a). |
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(b-1) The department shall require each local mental health |
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authority to incorporate jail diversion strategies into the |
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authority's disease management practices to reduce the involvement |
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of the criminal justice system in managing adults with the |
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following disorders as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical |
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Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), who are not |
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described by Subsection (b): |
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(1) post-traumatic stress disorder; |
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(2) schizoaffective disorder, including bipolar and |
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depressive types; |
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(3) anxiety disorder; or |
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(4) delusional disorder. |
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(f) The department may not use any appropriated state money |
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to implement or fund services under Subsection (a-1), (a-2), or |
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(b-1). |
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SECTION 2. The Department of State Health Services may |
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implement Sections 533.0354(a-1), (a-2), and (b-1), Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act, only if a new statewide waiver or |
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authorization using local matching funds to fund the additional |
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populations is granted by the appropriate federal agency. If a new |
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statewide waiver or authorization is not granted, the department |
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may not implement Sections 533.0354(a-1), (a-2), and (b-1), Health |
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and Safety Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. |