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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection and reporting of data on services |
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provided by chemical dependency treatment facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 464, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 464.021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 464.021. SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER DATA COLLECTION. (a) |
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In this section, "commission" means the Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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(b) The commission, in cooperation with the department, |
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shall collect relevant admission, discharge, and transfer data |
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relating to treatment facilities licensed under this chapter in a |
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manner necessary to: |
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(1) satisfy applicable data set requirements |
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published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services |
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Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human |
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Services; and |
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(2) maximize the overall state allotment of federal |
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funds. |
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(c) The commission shall collect and report data described |
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by Subsection (b) in a manner that complies with state and federal |
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laws regarding confidentiality. The data collected is not public |
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information under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |