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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the prevalence of the use of psychoactive or |
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psychotropic medication by persons who have committed suicide. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this Act: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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(2) "Psychoactive medication" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 242.505, Health and Safety Code. |
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(3) "Psychotropic medication" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 266.001, Family Code. |
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(b) The commission shall conduct a study evaluating the |
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prevalence of the use of psychoactive or psychotropic medication by |
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persons who are reported to have committed suicide. The study must |
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evaluate: |
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(1) for persons for whom a report described by |
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Subsection (c) indicated the use of psychoactive or psychotropic |
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medication: |
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(A) the period of time the person was taking |
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psychoactive or psychotropic medication; |
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(B) the medication the person was taking; |
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(C) whether there is evidence of the person |
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experiencing withdrawal symptoms; and |
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(D) if applicable, the period of time the person |
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was experiencing withdrawal symptoms; and |
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(2) for persons for whom a report described by |
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Subsection (c) did not indicate the use of psychoactive or |
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psychotropic medication: |
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(A) whether there is evidence of the person |
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having recently discontinued using psychoactive or psychotropic |
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medication; and |
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(B) whether there is evidence of the person |
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experiencing withdrawal symptoms. |
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(c) In conducting the study, the commission shall use |
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autopsy reports, toxicology reports, police reports, and other |
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information related to persons who are reported to have committed |
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suicide that are: |
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(1) collected between January 1, 2016, to December 31, |
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2022; and |
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(2) concerning persons who resided in counties with a |
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population of 450,000 or more. |
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(d) Not later than October 1, 2023, the commission shall |
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prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and |
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the speaker of the house of representatives a written report |
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containing the results of the study. |
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(e) The study required by this Act is a public record under |
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Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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(f) The commission shall comply with all applicable state |
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and federal laws regarding personally identifiable information in |
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conducting the study. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |