TITLE: Relating to the payment by the state or a county of costs for certain mental health hearings or proceedings.

SUMMARY: Relating to the payment by the state or a county of costs for certain mental health hearings or proceedings.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the payment by the state or a county of costs for certain mental health hearings or proceedings. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 571.018(j), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (j) The judge of a probate court shall order the clerk of the court to refund court costs paid or advanced for a person by [When] an inpatient mental health facility as defined under Section 571.003(9)(B) or (E) on the filing of [files] an affidavit with the clerk of the court certifying that:(1) the facility has received no compensation or reimbursement for the treatment of the person; (2) the facility provided treatment for the person under a contract with a local mental health authority; or (3) the facility provided treatment for the person and the person is eligible for Medicaid benefits [it has received no compensation or reimbursement for the treatment of a person for whom court costs have been paid or advanced, the judge of the probate court shall order the clerk of the court to refund the costs].SECTION 2. Section 571.018(h), Health and Safety Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.