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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the continuity of care and service program for |
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offenders with mental impairments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 614.013, 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) The methods established under Subsection (b): |
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(1) must ensure that each offender with a mental |
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impairment is identified and qualified for the continuity of care |
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and service program regardless of diagnosis; and |
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(2) may not restrict access to the continuity of care |
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and service program or services to those offenders who have been |
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diagnosed with specific mental disorders. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |