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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an acute psychiatric bed registry to list available |
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beds for the psychiatric treatment of certain individuals. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 531, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 531.0995 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.0995. ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC BED REGISTRY. (a) In this |
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section, "inpatient mental health facility" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code. |
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(b) The commission shall develop and administer an |
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Internet-based and searchable acute psychiatric bed registry to |
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collect, aggregate, and display information about beds at inpatient |
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mental health facilities located in a county with a population of |
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four million or more that are available for the inpatient |
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psychiatric treatment of individuals. |
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(c) For each inpatient mental health facility, the acute |
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psychiatric bed registry must list: |
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(1) the name and contact information of the facility; |
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(2) the number of available beds; |
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(3) the type of individual who may be admitted; |
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(4) the level of security provided; and |
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(5) any other information that may be necessary to |
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identify appropriate beds for the inpatient psychiatric treatment |
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of individuals. |
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(d) The commission shall make the acute psychiatric bed |
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registry available to law enforcement agencies, community service |
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boards, mental health facilities, public and private residential |
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crisis stabilization units, emergency care facilities, and |
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emergency care providers located in a county with a population of |
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four million or more. The commission may make the registry |
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available to any other person the commission considers appropriate. |
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(e) An inpatient mental health facility located in a county |
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with a population of four million or more shall submit to the |
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commission information for the acute psychiatric bed registry as |
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required by the commission and review the information and confirm |
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its accuracy to the commission at least once daily and whenever |
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there is a change in bed availability at the facility. |
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(f) An inpatient mental health facility located in a county |
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with a population of four million or more shall designate an |
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employee or employees as necessary to: |
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(1) submit to the commission the information required |
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under Subsection (e) and review the information as required by that |
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subsection; and |
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(2) serve as a contact for questions about the |
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information submitted. |
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(g) The commission may contract with any person the |
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commission considers appropriate to develop and administer the |
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acute psychiatric bed registry. |
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(h) The commission may accept gifts, grants, or donations |
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from any public or private source for the purpose of carrying out |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall establish the acute psychiatric bed |
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registry required by Section 531.0995, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |