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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a biennial report on the regional allocation of mental |
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health beds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 533.0515(e), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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[the department, in conjunction with] the commission and the |
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advisory panel[,] shall prepare and submit to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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the senate finance committee, the house appropriations committee, |
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and the standing committees of the legislature having jurisdiction |
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over mental health and human services a report that includes: |
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(1) a summary of the activities of the commission[, |
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department,] and advisory panel to develop or update the bed day |
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allocation methodology and bed day utilization review protocol; |
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(2) an explanation of: |
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(A) the bed day allocation methodology; |
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(B) the outcomes of the implementation of the bed |
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day allocation methodology by region; |
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(C) [, including an explanation of] how the |
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actual outcomes aligned with or differed from the expected |
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outcomes; and |
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(D) factors influencing the applicability of the |
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bed day allocation methodology; |
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(3) for planning purposes, for each region, the actual |
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value of a bed day for the two years preceding the date of the report |
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and the projected value of a bed day for the five years following |
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the date of the report, as calculated by the commission |
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[department]; |
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(4) [for each region,] an evaluation of the factors in |
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Subsection (c)(1)(A)[, including the availability of resources in |
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the region,] that impact the use of state-funded beds in state |
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hospitals and other inpatient mental health facilities by the |
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patients described by Subsection (b), including: |
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(A) the total amount of state money allocated to |
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mental health services in this state, categorized by service type; |
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(B) a breakdown by region of existing |
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state-funded mental health facilities and programs, including the |
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capacity, demand, and waitlist for those facilities and programs; |
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(C) the targeted number and actual number of |
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patients served by state-funded mental health facilities and |
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programs for each region; |
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(D) an assessment of the outcomes for patients |
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who occupied a state-funded bed; |
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(E) a comprehensive analysis of state-funded |
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mental health facilities and programs, including funding |
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allocations, service gaps, and capacity constraints; and |
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(F) the total number of entities that applied for |
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and were denied state-funded mental health grants due to funding |
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limitations, including, for each entity, the type of grant |
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requested and the amount actually provided; |
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(5) the outcomes of the implementation of the bed day |
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utilization review protocol, including the peer review process |
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identified by Subsection (c)(1)(B), and the impact of the use of the |
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protocol on the use of state-funded beds in state hospitals and |
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other inpatient mental health facilities by the patients described |
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by Subsection (b); and |
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(6) any recommendations of the [department,] |
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commission[,] or advisory panel to enhance the effective and |
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efficient allocation of state-funded beds in state hospitals and |
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other inpatient mental health facilities for the patients described |
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by Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |