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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a ketamine treatment grant program |
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for veterans, active-duty military, and first responders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 541 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 54. KETAMINE TREATMENT GRANT PROGRAM |
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Sec. 54.001. KETAMINE TREATMENT GRANT PROGRAM. The |
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commission shall establish a ketamine treatment grant program for |
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ketamine infusion clinics that serve veterans, active-duty |
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military, and first responders. |
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Sec. 542.002. USE OF GRANT. A ketamine infusion clinic |
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awarded a grant under this chapter may use grant money to: |
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(1) provide otherwise uncompensated treatment to: |
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(i) veterans; |
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(ii) active-duty military; and |
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(iii) first responders; and |
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(2) pay for other activities, services, supplies, |
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resources, and equipment the commission determines necessary for |
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the facility to provide these services. |
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Sec. 54.003. SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS. The commission |
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with any necessary assistance of physicians or other providers may |
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select eligible facilities to receive a grant under this chapter. |
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Sec. 54.004. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The commission |
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may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public |
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or private source for the purposes of this chapter. |
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Sec. 541.005. WORK GROUP. (a) The commission may establish |
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a program work group to: |
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(1) assist the commission with developing, |
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implementing, or evaluating the program; and |
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(2) prepare a report on the results and outcomes of the |
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grants awarded under this chapter. |
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(b) A member of a program work group established under this |
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section is not entitled to compensation for serving on the program |
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work group and may not be reimbursed for travel or other expenses |
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incurred while conducting the business of the program work group. |
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(c) A program work group established under this section is |
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not subject to Chapter 2110. |
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Sec. 541.006. REPORT TO GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE. Not |
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later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission |
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shall submit a report to the governor and members of the legislature |
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regarding the activities of the program and grant recipients, |
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including the results and outcomes of grants awarded under this |
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chapter. |
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Sec. 541.007. RULES. The executive commissioner may adopt |
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rules necessary to implement this chapter. |
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Sec. 541.008. SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION REQUIRED. The |
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commission may not spend state funds to accomplish the purposes of |
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this chapter and is not required to award a grant under this chapter |
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unless money is appropriated for the purposes of this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2023, the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall establish and implement the |
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ketamine treatment grant program authorized by Chapter 54, Health |
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and Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2024, the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall provide the initial report to the |
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governor and the legislature as required by Section 54.006, Health & |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |