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TX Health & Safety Code § 614.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.015. Continuity of Care for Offenders With Physical Disabilities, Terminal Illnesses, or Significant Illnesses

Sec. 614.015.  CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR OFFENDERS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, TERMINAL ILLNESSES, OR SIGNIFICANT ILLNESSES.  (a)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes the respective responsibilities of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, the Department of State Health Services, and the Department of Aging and Disability Services to institute a continuity of care and service program for offenders in the criminal justice system who are persons with physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses.  The council shall coordinate and monitor the development and implementation of the memorandum of understanding.(b)  The memorandum of understanding must establish methods for:(1)  identifying offenders in the criminal justice system who are persons with physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses;(2)  developing interagency rules, policies, and procedures for the coordination of care of and the exchange of information on offenders who are persons with physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses by local and state criminal justice agencies, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, the Department of State Health Services, and the Department of Aging and Disability Services; and(3)  identifying the services needed by offenders who are persons with physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses to reenter the community successfully.(c)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, the Department of State Health Services, and the Department of Aging and Disability Services shall:(1)  operate, with funds appropriated for that purpose, the continuity of care and service program for offenders in the criminal justice system who are persons with physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses; and(2)  actively seek federal grants or funds to operate and expand the program.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 488, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 835, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (S.B. 839), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1494, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.016. Continuity of Care for Certain Offenders by Law Enforcement and Jails

Sec. 614.016.  CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR CERTAIN OFFENDERS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JAILS.  (a)  The office, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, the bureau of identification and records of the Department of Public Safety, and the Commission on Jail Standards by rule shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities to institute a continuity of care and service program for offenders in the criminal justice system who are persons with  mental impairments, physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses, or who are elderly.(b)  The memorandum of understanding must establish methods for:(1)  identifying offenders in the criminal justice system who are persons with mental impairments, physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses, or who are elderly;(2)  developing procedures for the exchange of information relating to offenders who are persons with mental impairments, physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses, or who are elderly by the office, the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, and the Commission on Jail Standards for use in the continuity of care and services program; and(3)  adopting rules and standards that assist in the development of a continuity of care and services program for offenders who are persons with mental impairments, physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses, or who are elderly.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 488, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (S.B. 839), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.40, eff. May 18, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1495, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.018. Continuity of Care for Juveniles With Mental Impairments

Sec. 614.018.  CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR JUVENILES WITH MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS.  (a)  The Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Texas Education Agency, and local juvenile probation departments shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities to institute a continuity of care and service program for juveniles with mental impairments in the juvenile justice system.  The Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical and Mental Impairments shall coordinate and monitor the development and implementation of the memorandum of understanding.(b)  The memorandum of understanding must establish methods for:(1)  identifying juveniles with mental impairments in the juvenile justice system and collecting and reporting relevant data to the office;(2)  developing interagency rules, policies, and procedures for the coordination of care of and the exchange of information on juveniles with mental impairments who are committed to or treated, served, or supervised by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, the Texas Education Agency, local juvenile probation departments, local mental health or intellectual and developmental disability authorities, and independent school districts; and(3)  identifying the services needed by juveniles with mental impairments in the juvenile justice system.(c)  For purposes of this section, "continuity of care and service program" includes:(1)  identifying the medical, psychiatric, or psychological care or treatment needs and educational or rehabilitative service needs of a juvenile with mental impairments in the juvenile justice system;(2)  developing a plan for meeting the needs identified under Subdivision (1); and(3)  coordinating the provision of continual treatment, care, and services throughout the juvenile justice system to juveniles with mental impairments.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1187 (H.B. 3689), Sec. 4.006, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 2.004, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1496, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.019. Programs for Juveniles

Sec. 614.019.  PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILES.  (a)  The office, in cooperation with the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the Texas Education Agency, may establish and maintain programs, building on existing successful efforts in communities, to address prevention, intervention, and continuity of care for juveniles with mental health and substance abuse disorders.(b)  A child with mental illness who is receiving continuity of care services during parole from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and who is no longer eligible to receive services from a local mental health authority when the child becomes 17 years of age because the child does not meet the requirements of a local service area plan under Section 533.0352(a) may continue to receive continuity of care services from the office until the child completes the child's parole.(c)  A child with mental illness or an intellectual disability who is discharged from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department under Section 244.011, Human Resources Code, may receive continuity of care services from the office for a minimum of 90 days after discharge from the department and for as long as necessary for the child to demonstrate sufficient stability to transition successfully to mental health or intellectual disability services provided by a local mental health or intellectual and developmental disability authority.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 328, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 4451), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 3.015, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1497, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.020. Youth Assertive Community Treatment Program

Sec. 614.020.  YOUTH ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT PROGRAM.  (a)  The office may establish and maintain in Tarrant County an assertive community treatment program to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to individuals in that county who:(1)  are under 18 years of age;(2)  have severe and persistent mental illness;(3)  have a history of:(A)  multiple hospitalizations;(B)  poor performance in school;(C)  placement in emergency shelters or residential treatment facilities;  or(D)  chemical dependency or abuse;  and(4)  have been placed on probation by a juvenile court.(b)  The program must be modeled after other assertive community treatment programs established by the Department of State Health Services.  The program is limited to serving not more than 30 program participants at any time.(c)  If the office creates and maintains a program under this section, the office shall provide for the program a team of licensed or degreed professionals in the clinical treatment or rehabilitation field to administer the program.  A team provided under this subsection must include:(1)  a registered nurse to provide full-time direct services to the program participants;  and(2)  a psychiatrist available to the program for 10 or more hours each week.(d)  In administering the program, the program's professional team shall:(1)  provide psychiatric, substance abuse, and employment services to program participants;(2)  maintain a ratio of one or more team members for each 10 program participants to the extent practicable;(3)  be available to program participants during evening and weekend hours;(4)  meet the needs of special populations;(5)  maintain at all times availability for addressing and managing a psychiatric crisis of any program participant;  and(6)  cover the geographic areas served by the program.(e)  The office and the program shall cooperate with or contract with local agencies to avoid duplication of services and to maximize federal Medicaid funding.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1499, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Health & Safety Sec. 614.019 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1498, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.0205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.0205. Appropriation Contingency

Sec. 614.0205.  APPROPRIATION CONTINGENCY.  The office is required to provide a service or program under Section 614.019(a) or 614.020 only if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose.  If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the office may, but is not required to, provide a service or program under Section 614.019(a) or 614.020 using other appropriations available for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 785 (H.B. 2119), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.021. Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons

Sec. 614.021.  SERVICES FOR WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED PERSONS.  (a)  In this section, "wrongfully imprisoned person" has the meaning assigned by Section 501.101, Government Code.(b)  The office shall develop a plan to use existing case management functions to assist wrongfully imprisoned persons who are discharged from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in:(1)  accessing medical and dental services, including assistance in completing documents required for application to federal entitlement programs;(2)  obtaining mental health treatment and related support services through the public mental health system for as long as the wrongfully imprisoned person requires assistance; and(3)  obtaining appropriate support services, as identified by the wrongfully imprisoned person and the assigned case manager, to assist the person in making the transition from incarceration into the community.(c)  The office shall submit an annual report to the legislature on the provision of services under this section to wrongfully imprisoned persons.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (H.B. 1736), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.002(10), eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1499, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 615.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 615 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 615.001. County Responsibility

Sec. 615.001.  COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY.  Each commissioners court shall provide for the support of a person with mental illness or an intellectual disability who is:(1)  a resident of the county;(2)  unable to provide self-support; and(3)  cannot be admitted to a state mental health or intellectual disability facility.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1500, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 615.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 615 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 615.002. Access to Records by Protection and Advocacy System

Sec. 615.002.  ACCESS TO RECORDS BY PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM.  (a)  Notwithstanding other state law, the protection and advocacy system established in this state under the federal Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 10801 et seq.) and the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 15001 et seq.) is entitled to access to records relating to persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities to the extent authorized by federal law.(b)  If the person consents to notification, the protection and advocacy system shall notify the Department of State Health Services or the Department of Aging and Disability Services, as appropriate, if the system decides to investigate a complaint of abuse, neglect, or rights violation that relates to a person with mental illness or a developmental disability who is a patient or client in a facility or program operated by, licensed by, certified by, or in a contractual relationship with that department.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1500, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 671A.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 671A - Notice Required at Private Autopsy Facility|Section 671A.001. Definition

Sec. 671A.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "private autopsy facility" means a facility that is owned or operated by a physician who performs autopsy services for a fee or that employs a physician to perform autopsy services for a fee, including autopsy services performed on the order of a justice of the peace.  The term does not include a medical examiner's office.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 374 (S.B. 256), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 671A.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 671A - Notice Required at Private Autopsy Facility|Section 671A.002. Notice for Complaints Required

Sec. 671A.002.  NOTICE FOR COMPLAINTS REQUIRED.  (a)  A private autopsy facility shall post a notice in a conspicuous place in a public area of the facility that substantially complies with the notice published by the Texas Medical Board under this section.(b)  The notice must state in English and in Spanish that a person may file with the Texas Medical Board a complaint against a physician who performs autopsy services and must include the appropriate mailing address and telephone number of the Texas Medical Board for filing complaints against physicians.(c)  The Texas Medical Board by rule shall adopt a sample form of the notice.  The board shall publish the notice on the board's Internet website.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 374 (S.B. 256), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 671A.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 671A - Notice Required at Private Autopsy Facility|Section 671A.003. Criminal Penalty for Failure to Post Notice

Sec. 671A.003.  CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO POST NOTICE.  (a)  A private autopsy facility commits an offense if the facility fails to post the notice required by this chapter.(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 374 (S.B. 256), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.001. Definitions

Sec. 672.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Abuse" means:(A)  the negligent or wilful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or cruel punishment with resulting emotional or physical harm leading to death;  or(B)  sexual abuse of an adult, including any involuntary or nonconsensual sexual conduct that would constitute an offense under Section 21.08, Penal Code, or Chapter 22, Penal Code.(2)  "Autopsy" and "inquest" have the meanings assigned by Article 49.01, Code of Criminal Procedure.(3)  "Family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.(4)  "Health care provider" means any health care practitioner or facility that provides medical evaluation or treatment, including dental and mental health evaluation or treatment.(5)  "Review" means a reexamination of information regarding a deceased adult from relevant agencies, professionals, and health care providers.(6)  "Review team" means an unexpected fatality review team established under this chapter.(7)  "Unexpected death" includes a death of an adult that before investigation appears:(A)  to have occurred without anticipation or forewarning;  and(B)  to have been caused by suicide, family violence, or abuse.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 672.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 8 - Death and Disposition of the Body|Subtitle A - Death|Chapter 672 - Adult Fatality Review and Investigation|Section 672.002. Establishment of Review Team

Sec. 672.002.  ESTABLISHMENT OF REVIEW TEAM.  (a)  A multidisciplinary and multiagency unexpected fatality review team may be established for a county to conduct reviews of unexpected deaths that occur within the county.  A review team for a county with a population of less than 50,000 may join with an adjacent county or counties to establish a combined review team.(b)  The commissioners court of a county may oversee the activities of the review team or may designate a county department to oversee those activities.  The commissioners court may designate a nonprofit agency or a political subdivision of the state involved in the support or treatment of victims of family violence, abuse, or suicide to oversee the activities of the review team if the governing body of the nonprofit agency or political subdivision concurs.(c)  Any person who may be a member of a review team under Subsection (d) may initiate the establishment of a review team and call the first organizational meeting of the team.(d)  A review team may include:(1)  a criminal prosecutor involved in prosecuting crimes involving family violence;(2)  a peace officer;(3)  a justice of the peace or medical examiner;(4)  a public health professional;(5)  a representative of the Department of Family and Protective Services engaged in providing adult protective services;(6)  a mental health services provider;(7)  a representative of the family violence shelter center providing services to the county;(8)  the victim witness advocate in the county prosecutor's office;(9)  a representative from the battering intervention and prevention program for the county; and(10)  a community supervision and corrections department officer.(e)  Members of a review team may select additional team members according to community resources and needs.(f)  A review team shall select a presiding officer from its members.(g)  Members selected under Subsection (e) must reflect the geographical, cultural, racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the county or counties represented.(h)  Members selected under this section should have experience in abuse, neglect, suicide, family violence, or elder abuse.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1486, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1502, eff. April 2, 2015.|