Relating to a biennial report on the regional allocation of mental health beds.

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90R3318 AB-F

By: Gámez
H.B. No. 721

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a biennial report on the regional allocation of mental

health beds.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 533.0515(e), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(e) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year,

[ the department, in conjunction with ] the commission and the

advisory panel[ , ] shall prepare and submit to the governor, the

lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,

the senate finance committee, the house appropriations committee,

and the standing committees of the legislature having jurisdiction

over mental health and human services a report that includes:

(1) a summary of the activities of the commission[ ,

department, ] and advisory panel to develop or update the bed day

allocation methodology and bed day utilization review protocol;

(2) an explanation of:

(A) the bed day allocation methodology;

(B) the outcomes of the implementation of the bed

day allocation methodology by region ;

(C) [ , including an explanation of ] how the

actual outcomes aligned with or differed from the expected

outcomes; and

(D) factors influencing the applicability of the

bed day allocation methodology;

(3) for planning purposes, for each region, the actual

value of a bed day for the two years preceding the date of the report

and the projected value of a bed day for the five years following

the date of the report, as calculated by the commission

[ department ];

(4) [ for each region, ] an evaluation of the factors in

Subsection (c)(1)(A)[ , including the availability of resources in

the region, ] that impact the use of state-funded beds in state

hospitals and other inpatient mental health facilities by the

patients described by Subsection (b) , including:

(A) the total amount of state money allocated to

mental health services in this state, categorized by service type;

(B) a breakdown by region of existing

state-funded mental health facilities and programs, including the

capacity, demand, and waitlist for those facilities and programs;

(C) the targeted number and actual number of

patients served by state-funded mental health facilities and

programs for each region;

(D) an assessment of the outcomes for patients

who occupied a state-funded bed;

(E) a comprehensive analysis of state-funded

mental health facilities and programs, including funding

allocations, service gaps, and capacity constraints; and

(F) the total number of entities that applied for

and were denied state-funded mental health grants due to funding

limitations, including, for each entity, the type of grant

requested and the amount actually provided ;

(5) the outcomes of the implementation of the bed day

utilization review protocol , including the peer review process

identified by Subsection (c)(1)(B), and the impact of the use of the

protocol on the use of state-funded beds in state hospitals and

other inpatient mental health facilities by the patients described

by Subsection (b); and

(6) any recommendations of the [ department, ]

commission[ , ] or advisory panel to enhance the effective and

efficient allocation of state-funded beds in state hospitals and

other inpatient mental health facilities for the patients described

by Subsection (b).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.