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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a grant program to fund the provision by children's |
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hospitals of mental and behavioral health services to children in |
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this state. |
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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 531.09936 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 531.09936. GRANT PROGRAM TO FUND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL |
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HEALTH SERVICES BY CERTAIN CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS. (a) In this |
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section: |
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(1) "Children's hospital" means a hospital designated |
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by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a children's |
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hospital that is exempted by that federal agency from payment under |
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the inpatient prospective payment system under Medicare. |
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(2) "Grant program" means the grant program |
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established under Subsection (b). |
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(b) To the extent funds are appropriated to the commission |
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for that purpose, the commission shall establish a grant program |
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under which the commission provides grants to children's hospitals |
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for the purpose of supporting and expanding the provision of mental |
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and behavioral health services to children in this state. A grant |
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awarded under the grant program may be a: |
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(1) planning grant; |
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(2) development grant; |
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(3) capital improvement grant; or |
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(4) grant for transitional operating support. |
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(c) A children's hospital may apply for a grant under the |
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grant program in the form and manner prescribed by the commission. |
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(d) A grant recipient may use a grant awarded under the |
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grant program only to increase the recipient's capacity to provide |
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mental and behavioral health care services to children in this |
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state. The commission shall monitor and evaluate the use of money |
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awarded under the grant program to ensure compliance with this |
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subsection. |
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(e) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the commission shall submit a biennial report to the legislature on |
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the performance of the grant program during the preceding two state |
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fiscal years. The report must include the name of each grant |
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recipient awarded a grant under the program and the amount of the |
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recipient's award during the fiscal years covered by the report. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |