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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a ketamine treatment grant program for ketamine clinics |
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serving active duty military personnel, first responders, and |
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veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 547, Government Code, as effective April |
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1, 2025, is amended by adding Subchapter K to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER K. KETAMINE TREATMENT GRANT PROGRAM |
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Sec. 547.0501. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "First responder" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 421.095. |
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(2) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice |
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medicine in this state. |
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(3) "Program" means the ketamine treatment grant |
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program established under this subchapter. |
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(4) "Veteran" means an individual who has served in: |
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(A) an active or reserve component of the army, |
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navy, air force, coast guard, or marine corps of the United States; |
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or |
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(B) the Texas National Guard, as defined by |
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Section 431.001. |
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Sec. 547.0502. KETAMINE TREATMENT GRANT PROGRAM. The |
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commission shall establish a ketamine treatment grant program to |
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award grants to ketamine clinics providing mental health treatment |
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to: |
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(1) active duty military personnel; |
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(2) first responders; and |
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(3) veterans. |
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Sec. 547.0503. USE OF GRANT. A ketamine clinic may use |
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grant money awarded under this subchapter to: |
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(1) cover the cost of uncompensated mental health |
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treatment provided to active duty military personnel, first |
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responders, and veterans; and |
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(2) pay for other activities, services, resources, |
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supplies, or equipment the commission determines necessary for the |
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clinic to provide the treatment described by Subdivision (1). |
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Sec. 547.0504. SELECTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF GRANT |
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RECIPIENTS. (a) The commission, with any necessary assistance of |
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physicians or other mental health care providers, may select |
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eligible ketamine clinics for a grant award under this subchapter. |
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(b) The commission shall: |
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(1) develop eligibility and selection criteria for |
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grant applicants; and |
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(2) establish accountability controls for grant |
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recipients to ensure the public purpose of providing mental health |
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treatment is accomplished and this state receives a return benefit. |
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Sec. 547.0505. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The |
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commission may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from |
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any source for the purposes of this subchapter. |
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Sec. 547.0506. WORK GROUP. (a) The commission may |
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establish a work group to: |
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(1) assist the commission in 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 |
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grants awarded under this subchapter. |
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(b) A member of a work group established under this section: |
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(1) is not entitled to compensation for serving on the |
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work group; and |
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(2) may not be reimbursed for travel or other expenses |
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incurred while conducting the business of the work group. |
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(c) The work group established under this section is not |
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subject to Chapter 2110. |
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Sec. 547.0507. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 |
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of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a report to |
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the governor and the legislature regarding the activities of the |
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program and grant recipients, including the results and outcomes of |
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grants awarded under this subchapter. |
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Sec. 547.0508. RULES. The executive commissioner may adopt |
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rules necessary to implement this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, 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 Subchapter K, |
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Chapter 547, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. Not later than December 1, 2026, 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 547.0507, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |