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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment and operation of a mobile narcotic |
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drug treatment unit by a narcotic drug treatment program facility; |
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authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 466, Health and Safety Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter B-1 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER B-1. MOBILE NARCOTIC DRUG TREATMENT UNITS |
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Sec. 466.031. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "mobile |
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unit" means a motor vehicle that is operated by a narcotic drug |
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treatment program facility to provide services under the narcotic |
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drug treatment program. |
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Sec. 466.032. MOBILE UNIT REGISTRATION. (a) A facility |
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that holds a permit under this chapter may operate one or more |
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mobile units to provide services under a narcotic drug treatment |
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program. |
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(b) A facility must register each mobile unit with the |
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department but is not required to obtain a separate permit for a |
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mobile unit. |
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(c) The executive commissioner may adopt rules setting a fee |
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for registration of a mobile unit under this section. The fee must |
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be in an amount sufficient to recover the actual expenditures of |
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state funds by the department to register and inspect the mobile |
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units. |
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(d) A mobile unit registered under this section is subject to |
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inspection in the same manner as a facility inspection provided by |
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Section 466.025. |
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Sec. 466.033. SERVICES. (a) Notwithstanding any other |
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provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter, a |
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mobile unit may provide administrative, medical, and psychological |
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service that are related to the narcotic drug treatment program's |
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goals, including: |
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(1) case management; |
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(2) counseling; and |
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(3) physician examinations. |
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(b) The mobile unit may collect samples, including but not |
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limited to blood, saliva, or urine, for the purpose of narcotic drug |
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testing or analysis. |
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(c) The mobile unit may dispense or administer an approved |
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narcotic drug for the maintenance or detoxification of persons with |
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a drug dependency as part of a narcotic drug program permitted by |
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the department. |
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(d) The mobile unit may provide the services described by |
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Subsection (a) regardless of whether those services are provided or |
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authorized to be provided in the narcotic drug treatment program's |
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permitted facility. |
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Sec. 466.034. RULES. The executive commissioner may not |
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adopt a rule that limits a mobile unit to assisting or treating only |
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established or stabilized patients. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the |
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changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |