87R8379 EAS-D
 
  By: Raymond H.B. No. 4510
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to mandatory accreditation for certain chemical
  dependency treatment facilities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 464.001, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (2) to
  read as follows:
               (1)  "Accreditation commission" means the Commission
  on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the Joint
  Commission, or another national accreditation organization
  recognized by the department.
               (2)  "Chemical dependency" means:
                     (A)  abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance;
                     (B)  psychological or physical dependence on
  alcohol or a controlled substance; or
                     (C)  addiction to alcohol or a controlled
  substance.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter A, Chapter 464, Health and Safety
  Code, is amended by adding Sections 464.0053 and 464.0054 to read as
  follows:
         Sec. 464.0053.  MANDATORY ACCREDITATION FOR CERTAIN
  TREATMENT FACILITIES. (a)  A treatment facility that provides
  medical assistance under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code, or
  through a Medicaid managed care organization under Chapter 533,
  Government Code, to an individual, must be accredited by an
  accreditation commission.
         (b)  This section does not apply to an inmate substance abuse
  treatment program operated by or under contract with the Texas
  Department of Criminal Justice. 
         Sec. 464.0054.  ACCREDITATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN
  TREATMENT FACILITIES. A treatment facility that is required to be
  licensed under this chapter must, whether applying for an initial
  license or the renewal of a license, submit documentation
  indicating that the facility is accredited. 
         SECTION 3.  Section 464.0055(d), Health and Safety Code, is
  repealed.
         SECTION 4.  Section 464.0054, Health and Safety Code, as
  added by this Act, applies only to the renewal of a license to
  operate a chemical dependency treatment facility that expires on or
  after the effective date of this Act. A license that expires before
  that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the license
  expires, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.