87R19819 GCB-F
 
  By: Allison H.B. No. 3125
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3125:
 
  By:  Coleman C.S.H.B. No. 3125
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the payment by the state or a county of costs for
  certain mental health hearings or proceedings.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 571.018(j), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (j)  The judge of a probate court shall order the clerk of the
  court to refund court costs paid or advanced for a person by [When]
  an inpatient mental health facility as defined under Section
  571.003(9)(B) or (E) on the filing of [files] an affidavit with the
  clerk of the court certifying that:
               (1)  the facility has received no compensation or
  reimbursement for the treatment of the person;
               (2)  the facility provided treatment for the person
  under a contract with a local mental health authority; or
               (3)  the facility provided treatment for the person and
  the person is eligible for Medicaid benefits [it has received no
  compensation or reimbursement for the treatment of a person for
  whom court costs have been paid or advanced, the judge of the
  probate court shall order the clerk of the court to refund the
  costs].
         SECTION 2.  Section 571.018(h), Health and Safety Code, is
  repealed.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.