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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to individuals with intellectual disabilities committed |
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to state supported living centers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 593.052, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) An order for long-term placement in a residential care |
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facility must state that the commitment for care, treatment, and |
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training is authorized for not more than 12 months. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 593, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 593.0521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 593.0521. RENEWAL OF ORDER FOR COMMITMENT. Not later |
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than the 30th day before the date a commitment order is to expire |
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under Section 593.052, the facility administrator shall notify a |
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representative for the local mental retardation authority that |
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serves the area in which the facility is located or in which the |
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resident will reside after the expiration of the commitment order. |
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The notice must include: |
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(1) the date the commitment will expire; and |
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(2) a request that the local mental retardation |
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authority either: |
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(A) prepare a transition plan for placing the |
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resident in the community served by the authority; or |
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(B) file an application to renew an order for |
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long-term commitment in a residential care facility. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |