TITLE: Relating to the prohibited exclusion of certain individuals requiring specialized care from inpatient mental health facilities.

SUMMARY: Relating to the prohibited exclusion of certain individuals requiring specialized care from inpatient mental health facilities.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the prohibited exclusion of certain individuals requiring specialized care from inpatient mental health facilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 571, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 571.0091 to read as follows: Sec. 571.0091. PROHIBITED EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING SPECIALIZED CARE. An inpatient mental health facility may not deny admission to and may not discharge from the facility a patient with a bleeding disorder based solely on the individual's need for specialized treatments, including a bolus injection or subcutaneous injection, if the specialized treatment is a prescribed treatment for a bleeding disorder and administered by: (1) the individual; or (2) a licensed health care provider who is not a facility employee. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.