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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 amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection |
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(a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) A local mental health authority shall ensure the |
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provision of assessment services, crisis services, and intensive |
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and comprehensive services using disease management practices for |
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children with serious emotional, behavioral, or mental disturbance |
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and adults with severe mental illness who are experiencing |
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significant functional impairment due to a mental health disorder |
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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) bipolar disorder; |
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(2) [,] schizophrenia; |
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(3) major depressive disorder, including single |
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episode or recurrent major depressive disorder; |
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(4) post-traumatic stress disorder; |
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(5) schizoaffective disorder, including bipolar and |
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depressive types; |
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(6) obsessive compulsive disorder; |
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(7) anxiety disorder; |
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(8) attention deficit disorder; |
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(9) delusional disorder; |
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(10) bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, or other |
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eating disorders not otherwise specified; or |
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(11) any other diagnosed mental health disorder [, or
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clinically severe depression and for children with serious
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emotional illnesses]. |
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(a-1) The local mental health authority shall ensure that |
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individuals are engaged with treatment services that are: |
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(1) ongoing and matched to the needs of the individual |
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in type, duration, and intensity; |
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(2) focused on a process of recovery designed to allow |
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the individual to progress through levels of service; |
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(3) guided by evidence-based protocols and a |
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strength-based paradigm of service; and |
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(4) monitored by a system that holds the local |
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authority accountable for specific outcomes, while allowing |
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flexibility to maximize local resources. |
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(b) 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 [for] 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): |
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(1) schizophrenia; |
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(2) [and] bipolar disorder; |
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(3) post-traumatic stress disorder; |
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(4) schizoaffective disorder, including bipolar and |
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depressive types; |
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(5) anxiety disorder; or |
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(6) delusional disorder [to reduce the involvement of
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those client populations with the criminal justice system]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014. |