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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the mental health needs of a minor in the managing |
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conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 572.001(c-2), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c-2) The Department of Family and Protective Services may |
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request the admission to an inpatient mental health facility of a |
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minor in the managing conservatorship of that department only if a |
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physician states the physician's opinion, and the detailed reasons |
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for that opinion, that the minor is a person: |
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(1) with mental illness or who demonstrates symptoms of a |
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serious emotional disorder;, and |
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(2) who presents a risk of serious harm to self or others if |
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not immediately restrained or hospitalized.; or |
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(2) whose mental health has deteriorated to the point where |
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the minor requires and would benefit from admission into a |
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specialty inpatient stabilization treatment program designed |
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specifically to meet the mental health needs of minors who need |
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further treatment to successfully transition into residential |
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treatment or a less restrictive foster care setting. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |