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AN ACT
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relating to a study on providing care to veterans with |
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post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Health and Human Services Commission |
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shall conduct a study on the benefits of providing integrated care |
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to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. To conduct the |
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study, the Health and Human Services Commission may coordinate with |
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a university and medical school with expertise in behavioral health |
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or post-traumatic stress disorder. The study must evaluate the |
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benefits of: |
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(1) using a standardized comprehensive trauma and |
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post-traumatic stress disorder assessment to identify and target |
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evidence-based treatment services to provide integrated care for |
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veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder; and |
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(2) involving family members in the treatment of a |
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veteran diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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(b) Not later than December 1, 2016, the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall submit a report containing the results of |
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the study conducted under Subsection (a) of this section to the |
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governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of |
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representatives. The report must include the number of people |
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served and the type of integrated care provided through the study. |
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SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3404 was passed by the House on May |
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12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 8, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3404 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |