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Amend Amendment No. 21 by Y. Davis by striking the text of the amendment and substituting the following:
Amend SB 200 (house committee printing) in Article 2 of the bill by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION 2.____. Section 533.00255, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), for purposes of this section, the term "behavioral health services" does not include mental health and substance disorder services provided through the NorthSTAR demonstration project. This subsection expires on the later of the following dates:
(1) January 1, 2017; or
(2) the last day of the transition deadline for the cessation of the NorthSTAR Behavioral Health Services model if that deadline is extended in accordance with provisions of HB1 (the General Appropriations Act), Acts of the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, by written approval of the Legislative Budget Board or the governor.