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2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter J. Provision of Information About Patient Assistance Programs › Section 531.352. Providing Information to Commission

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Sec. 531.352.  PROVIDING INFORMATION TO COMMISSION.  Each pharmaceutical company that does business in this state and that offers a patient assistance program shall inform the commission of the existence of the program, the eligibility requirements for the program, the drugs covered by the program, and information such as a telephone number used for applying for the program.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 531.302 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(74), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter J. Provision of Information About Patient Assistance Programs › Section 531.353. Toll-Free Telephone Number

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Sec. 531.353.  TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER.  (a)  The commission shall establish a system under which members of the public can call a toll-free telephone number to obtain information about available patient assistance programs.  The commission shall ensure that the system is staffed at least during normal business hours with persons who can:
(1)  determine whether a patient assistance program is offered for a particular drug;
(2)  determine whether a person may be eligible to participate in a program;  and
(3)  assist persons who wish to apply for a program.
(b)  The commission shall publicize the telephone number to pharmacies and prescribers of drugs.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 531.303 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(74), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter J. -1. Assistance Program for Domestic Victims of Trafficking › Section 531.381. Definitions

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Sec. 531.381.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Domestic victim" means a victim of trafficking who is a permanent legal resident or citizen of the United States.
(2)  "Victim of trafficking" has the meaning assigned by 22 U.S.C. Section 7102.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 4009), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter J. -1. Assistance Program for Domestic Victims of Trafficking › Section 531.382. Victim Assistance Program Established

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Sec. 531.382.  VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.  The commission shall develop and implement a program designed to assist domestic victims, including victims who are children, in accessing necessary services.  The program must consist of at least the following components:
(1)  a searchable database of assistance programs for domestic victims, including programs that provide mental health services, other health services, services to meet victims' basic needs, case management services, and any other services the commission considers appropriate, that may be used to match victims with appropriate resources;
(2)  the grant program described by Section 531.383;
(3)  recommended training programs for judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement personnel; and
(4)  an outreach initiative to ensure that victims, judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement personnel are aware of the availability of services through the program.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 4009), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter J. -1. Assistance Program for Domestic Victims of Trafficking › Section 531.383. Grant Program

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Sec. 531.383.  GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  Subject to available funds, the commission shall establish a grant program to award grants to public and nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to domestic victims, including organizations that provide public awareness activities, community outreach and training, victim identification services, and legal services.
(b)  To apply for a grant under this section, an applicant must submit an application in the form and manner prescribed by the commission.  An applicant must describe in the application the services the applicant intends to provide to domestic victims if the grant is awarded.
(c)  In awarding grants under this section, the commission shall give preference to organizations that have experience in successfully providing the types of services for which the grants are awarded.
(d)  A grant recipient shall provide reports as required by the commission regarding the use of grant funds.
(e)  Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a report to the legislature summarizing the activities, funding, and outcomes of programs awarded a grant under this section and providing recommendations regarding the grant program.
(f)  For purposes of Subchapter I, Chapter 659:
(1)  the commission, for the sole purpose of administering the grant program under this section, is considered an eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in the state employee charitable campaign; and
(2)  a state employee is entitled to authorize a deduction for contributions to the commission for the purposes of administering the grant program under this section as a charitable contribution under Section 659.132, and the commission may use the contributions as provided by Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 4009), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 858 (H.B. 432), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter J. -1. Assistance Program for Domestic Victims of Trafficking › Section 531.384. Training Programs

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Sec. 531.384.  TRAINING PROGRAMS.  The commission, with assistance from the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System, the Department of Public Safety, and local law enforcement agencies, shall create training programs designed to increase the awareness of judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement personnel of the needs of domestic victims, the availability of services under this subchapter, the database of services described by Section 531.382, and potential funding sources for those services.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 4009), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter J. -1. Assistance Program for Domestic Victims of Trafficking › Section 531.385. Funding

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Sec. 531.385.  FUNDING.  (a)  The commission may use appropriated funds and may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any sources for purposes of the victim assistance program established under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1002 (H.B. 4009), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter L. Provision of Services for Certain Children With Multiagency Needs › Section 531.421. Definitions

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Sec. 531.421.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Children with severe emotional disturbances" includes:
(A)  children who are at risk of incarceration or placement in a residential mental health facility;
(B)  children for whom a court may appoint the Department of Family and Protective Services as managing conservator;
(C)  children who are students in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, Education Code; and
(D)  children who have a substance abuse disorder or a developmental disability.
(2)  "Community resource coordination group" means a coordination group established under a memorandum of understanding adopted under Section 531.055.
(3)   "Systems of care services" means a comprehensive state system of mental health services and other necessary and related services that is organized as a coordinated network to meet the multiple and changing needs of children with severe emotional disturbances and their families.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.166(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.183, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 1.07, eff. September 1, 2019.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter L. Provision of Services for Certain Children With Multiagency Needs › Section 531.422. Evaluations by Community Resource Coordination Groups

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Sec. 531.422.  EVALUATIONS BY COMMUNITY RESOURCE COORDINATION GROUPS.  (a)  Each community resource coordination group shall evaluate the provision of systems of care services in the community that the group serves.  Each evaluation must:
(1)  describe and prioritize services needed by children with severe emotional disturbances in the community;
(2)  review and assess the systems of care services that are available in the community to meet those needs;
(3)  assess the integration of the provision of those services;  and
(4)  identify any barriers to the effective provision of those services.
(b)  Each community resource coordination group shall create a report that includes the evaluation in Subsection (a) and makes related recommendations, including:
(1)  suggested policy and statutory changes at agencies that provide systems of care services;  and
(2)  recommendations for overcoming barriers to the provision of systems of care services and improving the integration of those services.
(c)  Each community resource coordination group shall submit the report described by Subsection (b) to the commission.  The commission shall provide to each group a deadline for submitting the reports that is coordinated with any regional reviews by the commission of the delivery of related services.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.166(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 1.08, eff. September 1, 2019.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter L. Provision of Services for Certain Children With Multiagency Needs › Section 531.423. Summary Report by Commission

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Sec. 531.423.  SUMMARY REPORT BY COMMISSION.  (a)  The commission shall create a summary report based on the evaluations in the reports submitted to the commission by community resource coordination groups under Section 531.422.  The commission's report must include recommendations for policy and statutory changes at each agency that is involved in the provision of systems of care services and the outcome expected from implementing each recommendation.
(b)  The commission shall coordinate, where appropriate, the recommendations in the report created under this section with recommendations in the assessment developed under Chapter 23 (S.B. 491), Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, and with the continuum of care developed under Section 533.040(d), Health and Safety Code.
(c)  The commission may include in the report created under this section recommendations for the statewide expansion of sites participating in the Texas System of Care and the integration of services provided at those sites with services provided by community resource coordination groups.
(d)  The commission shall provide a copy of the report created under this section to each agency for which the report makes a recommendation and to other agencies as appropriate.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.166(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.185, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 1.09, eff. September 1, 2019.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter L. Provision of Services for Certain Children With Multiagency Needs › Section 531.424. Agency Implementation of Recommendations

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Sec. 531.424.  AGENCY IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.  As appropriate, the person or entity responsible for adopting rules for an agency described by Section 531.423(a) shall adopt rules, and the agency shall implement policy changes and enter into memoranda of understanding with other agencies, to implement the recommendations in the report created under Section 531.423.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.166(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 2.186, eff. April 2, 2015.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. Coordination of Quality Initiatives › Section 531.451. Operational Plan to Coordinate Initiatives

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Sec. 531.451.  OPERATIONAL PLAN TO COORDINATE INITIATIVES.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement a comprehensive, coordinated operational plan to ensure a consistent approach across the major quality initiatives of the health and human services system for improving the quality of health care.
(b)  The operational plan developed under this section must include broad goals for the improvement of the quality of health care in this state, including health care services provided through Medicaid.
(c)  The operational plan under this section may evaluate:  the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program under the Texas Health Care Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver issued under Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315), enhancing funding to disproportionate share hospitals in the state, Section 1332 of 42 U.S.C. Section 18052, enhancing uncompensated care pool payments to hospitals in the state under the Texas Health Care Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver issued under Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315), home and community-based services state plan options under Section 1915(i) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n), and a contingency plan in the event the commission does not obtain an extension or renewal of the uncompensated care pool provisions or any other provisions of the Texas Health Care Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver issued under Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315).
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 2.17(a), eff. September 1, 2015.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. Coordination of Quality Initiatives › Section 531.452. Revision of Major Initiatives

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Sec. 531.452.  REVISION OF MAJOR INITIATIVES.  Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall revise major quality initiatives of the health and human services system in accordance with the operational plan and health care quality improvement goals developed under Section 531.451.  To the extent it is possible, the commission shall ensure that outcome measure data is collected and reported consistently across all major quality initiatives to improve the evaluation of the initiatives' statewide impact.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 2.17(a), eff. September 1, 2015.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. Coordination of Quality Initiatives › Section 531.453. Incentives for Initiative Coordination

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Sec. 531.453.  INCENTIVES FOR INITIATIVE COORDINATION.  The commission shall consider and, if the commission determines it appropriate, develop incentives that promote coordination among the various major quality initiatives in accordance with this subchapter, including projects and initiatives approved under the Texas Health Care Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver issued under Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315).
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 837 (S.B. 200), Sec. 2.17(a), eff. September 1, 2015.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -1. Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council › Section 531.471. Definition

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Sec. 531.471.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "council" means the statewide behavioral health coordinating council.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (H.B. 2813), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -1. Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council › Section 531.472. Purpose

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Sec. 531.472.  PURPOSE.  The council is established to ensure a strategic statewide approach to behavioral health services.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (H.B. 2813), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -1. Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council › Section 531.473. Composition of Council

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Sec. 531.473.  COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL.  (a)  The council is composed of at least one representative designated by each of the following entities:
(1)  the governor's office;
(2)  the Texas Veterans Commission;
(3)  the commission;
(4)  the Department of State Health Services;
(5)  the Department of Family and Protective Services;
(6)  the Texas Civil Commitment Office;
(7)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;
(8)  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler;
(9)  the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;
(10)  the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
(11)  the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments;
(12)  the Commission on Jail Standards;
(13)  the Texas Indigent Defense Commission;
(14)  the court of criminal appeals;
(15)  the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;
(16)  the Texas Military Department;
(17)  the Texas Education Agency;
(18)  the Texas Workforce Commission;
(19)  the Health Professions Council, representing:
(A)  the State Board of Dental Examiners;
(B)  the Texas State Board of Pharmacy;
(C)  the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;
(D)  the Texas Optometry Board;
(E)  the Texas Board of Nursing; and
(F)  the Texas Medical Board; and
(20)  the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
(b)  The executive commissioner shall determine the number of representatives that each entity may designate to serve on the council.
(c)  The council may authorize another state agency or institution that provides specific behavioral health services with the use of appropriated money to designate a representative to the council.
(d)  A council member serves at the pleasure of the designating entity.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (H.B. 2813), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -1. Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council › Section 531.474. Presiding Officer

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Sec. 531.474.  PRESIDING OFFICER.  The mental health statewide coordinator shall serve as the presiding officer of the council.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (H.B. 2813), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -1. Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council › Section 531.475. Meetings

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Sec. 531.475.  MEETINGS.  The council shall meet at least once quarterly or more frequently at the call of the presiding officer.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (H.B. 2813), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -1. Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council › Section 531.476. Powers and Duties

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Sec. 531.476.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a) The council:
(1)  shall develop and monitor the implementation of a five-year statewide behavioral health strategic plan;
(2)  shall develop a biennial coordinated statewide behavioral health expenditure proposal;
(3)  shall annually publish an updated inventory of behavioral health programs and services that are funded by the state that includes a description of how those programs and services further the purpose of the statewide behavioral health strategic plan;
(4)  may create subcommittees to carry out the council's duties under this subchapter; and
(5)  may facilitate opportunities to increase collaboration for the effective expenditure of available federal and state funds for behavioral and mental health services in this state.
(b)  The council shall include statewide suicide prevention efforts in its five-year statewide behavioral health strategic plan under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (H.B. 2813), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 4074), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -1. Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council › Section 531.477. Suicide Prevention Subcommittee; Suicide Data Reports

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Sec. 531.477.  SUICIDE PREVENTION SUBCOMMITTEE; SUICIDE DATA REPORTS. (a) The council shall create a suicide prevention subcommittee to focus on statewide suicide prevention efforts using information collected by the council from available sources of suicide data reports.  The suicide prevention subcommittee shall establish guidelines for the frequent use of those reports in carrying out the council's purpose under this subchapter.
(b)  The subcommittee created under this section shall establish a method for identifying how suicide data reports are used to make policy.
(c)  Public or private entities that collect information regarding suicide and suicide prevention may provide suicide data reports to commission staff designated by the executive commissioner to receive those reports.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 4074), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2021.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -2. Statewide Interagency Aging Services Coordinating Council › Section 531.491. Definitions

Sec. 531.491.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Council" means the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council.
(2)  "Strategic plan" means the statewide interagency aging services strategic plan required under Section 531.497(1).
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (H.B. 728), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -2. Statewide Interagency Aging Services Coordinating Council › Section 531.492. Purpose

Sec. 531.492.  PURPOSE.  The council is established to ensure a strategic statewide approach to interagency aging services.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (H.B. 728), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -2. Statewide Interagency Aging Services Coordinating Council › Section 531.493. Composition of Council

Sec. 531.493.  COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), the council is composed of at least one representative appointed by each of the following agencies and entities:
(1)  the governor's office;
(2)  the commission, including one representative of the commission's aging services coordination office;
(3)  the Department of Family and Protective Services;
(4)  the Department of State Health Services;
(5)  the Department of Agriculture's office of rural health;
(6)  the Texas Veterans Commission;
(7)  the Texas Workforce Commission;
(8)  the office of the attorney general;
(9)  the Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;
(10)  the Texas Aging and Longevity Consortium at The University of Texas at Austin; and
(11)  the Center for Community Health and Aging at Texas A&M University.
(b)  The executive commissioner shall determine the number of representatives that each agency or entity may appoint to serve on the council.
(c)  The council may authorize another state agency or entity that provides specific interagency aging services with the use of appropriated money to appoint a representative to the council.
(d)  A council member serves at the pleasure of the appointing agency or entity.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (H.B. 728), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -2. Statewide Interagency Aging Services Coordinating Council › Section 531.494. Terms; Vacancy

Sec. 531.494.  TERMS; VACANCY.  (a)  Council members serve six-year terms.
(b)  A vacancy on the council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.  A council member appointed to fill a vacancy on the council shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (H.B. 728), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -2. Statewide Interagency Aging Services Coordinating Council › Section 531.495. Presiding Officer

Sec. 531.495.  PRESIDING OFFICER.  The representative of the commission's aging services coordination office appointed under Section 531.493(a) shall serve as the presiding officer.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (H.B. 728), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -2. Statewide Interagency Aging Services Coordinating Council › Section 531.496. Meetings

Sec. 531.496.  MEETINGS.  The council shall meet at least once quarterly or more frequently at the call of the presiding officer.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (H.B. 728), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -2. Statewide Interagency Aging Services Coordinating Council › Section 531.497. Powers and Duties

Sec. 531.497.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  The council:
(1)  shall, in accordance with Section 531.498:
(A)  develop a recurring five-year statewide interagency aging services strategic plan; and
(B)  submit the strategic plan to the executive commissioner and the administrative head of each agency subject to the strategic plan;
(2)  shall develop and, not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, submit to the legislature a biennial coordinated statewide interagency aging services expenditure proposal;
(3)  shall annually publish an updated inventory of state-funded interagency aging programs and services that includes a description of how those programs and services further the purpose of the statewide interagency aging services strategic plan;
(4)  may facilitate opportunities to increase collaboration for the effective expenditure of available federal and state money for interagency aging services in this state; and
(5)  may establish subcommittees as necessary to carry out the council's duties under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (H.B. 728), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -2. Statewide Interagency Aging Services Coordinating Council › Section 531.498. Recurring Five-Year Strategic Plan and Related Implementation Plans

Sec. 531.498.  RECURRING FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND RELATED IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.  (a)  Not later than March 1 of the last state fiscal year in each five-year period covered by the most recent strategic plan, the council shall:
(1)  develop a new strategic plan for the next five state fiscal years that begins with the following fiscal year; and
(2)  submit the new strategic plan to the executive commissioner and the administrative head of each agency subject to the strategic plan.
(b)  Not later than the 90th day after receiving the strategic plan, the executive commissioner and the administrative head of each agency that is subject to the plan shall develop and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the legislature a plan for implementing the recommendations applicable to the agency under the strategic plan. An implementation plan must include a justification for any recommendation the commission or other agency declines to implement.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (H.B. 728), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter M. -2. Statewide Interagency Aging Services Coordinating Council › Section 531.499. Application of Sunset Act

Sec. 531.499.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.  The council is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). The council shall be reviewed during the period in which the commission is reviewed under Section 531.004. Unless continued in existence as provided by Chapter 325, the council is abolished and this subchapter expires on the date on which the commission is subject to abolishment under that section.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 484 (H.B. 728), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund › Section 531.501. Definition

Text of section effective until April 01, 2025
Sec. 531.501.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "fund" means the Texas health opportunity pool trust fund established under Section 531.503.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund › Section 531.503. Establishment of Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund

Text of section effective until April 01, 2025
Sec. 531.503.  ESTABLISHMENT OF TEXAS HEALTH OPPORTUNITY POOL TRUST FUND.  Subject to approval of the waiver authorized by Section 531.502, the Texas health opportunity pool trust fund is created as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the comptroller and administered by the commission as trustee on behalf of residents of this state who do not have private health benefits coverage and health care providers providing uncompensated care to those persons.  The commission may make expenditures of money in the fund only for purposes consistent with this subchapter and the terms of the waiver authorized by Section 531.502.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund › Section 531.504. Deposits to Fund

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Sec. 531.504.  DEPOSITS TO FUND.  (a)  The comptroller shall deposit in the fund:
(1)  federal money provided to this state under the disproportionate share hospitals supplemental payment program or the hospital upper payment limit supplemental payment program, or both, other than money provided under those programs to state-owned and operated hospitals, and all other non-supplemental payment program federal money provided to this state that is included in the waiver authorized by Section 531.502; and
(2)  state money appropriated to the fund.
(b)  The commission and comptroller may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source, and receive intergovernmental transfers, for purposes consistent with this subchapter and the terms of the waiver.  The comptroller shall deposit a gift, grant, or donation made for those purposes in the fund.  Any intergovernmental transfer received, including associated federal matching funds, shall be used, if feasible, for the purposes intended by the transferring entity and in accordance with the terms of the waiver.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.11(b), eff. September 28, 2011.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund › Section 531.505. Use of Fund in General; Rules for Allocation

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Sec. 531.505.  USE OF FUND IN GENERAL; RULES FOR ALLOCATION.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the terms of a waiver authorized by Section 531.502, money in the fund may be used:
(1)  subject to Section 531.506, to provide reimbursements to health care providers that:
(A)  are based on the providers' costs related to providing uncompensated care; and
(B)  compensate the providers for at least a portion of those costs;
(2)  to reduce the number of persons in this state who do not have health benefits coverage;
(3)  to reduce the need for uncompensated health care provided by hospitals in this state; and
(4)  for any other purpose specified by this subchapter or the waiver.
(b)  On approval of the waiver, the executive commissioner shall:
(1)  seek input from a broad base of stakeholder representatives on the development of rules with respect to, and the administration of, the fund; and
(2)  by rule develop a methodology for allocating money in the fund that is consistent with the terms of the waiver.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund › Section 531.506. Reimbursements for Uncompensated Health Care Costs

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Sec. 531.506.  REIMBURSEMENTS FOR UNCOMPENSATED HEALTH CARE COSTS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the terms of a waiver authorized by Section 531.502 and subject to Subsections (b) and (c), money in the fund may be allocated to hospitals in this state and political subdivisions of this state to defray the costs of providing uncompensated health care in this state.
(b)  To be eligible for money from the fund under this section, a hospital or political subdivision must use a portion of the money to implement strategies that will reduce the need for uncompensated inpatient and outpatient care, including care provided in a hospital emergency room.  Strategies that may be implemented by a hospital or political subdivision, as applicable, include:
(1)  fostering improved access for patients to primary care systems or other programs that offer those patients medical homes, including the following programs:
(A)  regional or local health care programs;
(B)  programs to provide premium subsidies for health benefits coverage; and
(C)  other programs to increase access to health benefits coverage; and
(2)  creating health care systems efficiencies, such as using electronic medical records systems.
(c)  The allocation methodology adopted by the executive commissioner under Section 531.505(b) must specify the percentage of the money from the fund allocated to a hospital or political subdivision that the hospital or political subdivision must use for strategies described by Subsection (b).
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund › Section 531.507. Increasing Access to Health Benefits Coverage

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Sec. 531.507.  INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the terms of a waiver authorized by Section 531.502, money in the fund that is available to reduce the number of persons in this state who do not have health benefits coverage or to reduce the need for uncompensated health care provided by hospitals in this state may be used for purposes relating to increasing access to health benefits coverage for low-income persons, including:
(1)  providing premium payment assistance to those persons through a premium payment assistance program developed under this section;
(2)  making contributions to health savings accounts for those persons; and
(3)  providing other financial assistance to those persons through alternate mechanisms established by hospitals in this state or political subdivisions of this state that meet certain criteria, as specified by the commission.
(b)  The commission and the Texas Department of Insurance shall jointly develop a premium payment assistance program designed to assist persons described by Subsection (a) in obtaining and maintaining health benefits coverage.  The program may provide assistance in the form of payments for all or part of the premiums for that coverage.  In developing the program, the executive commissioner shall adopt rules establishing:
(1)  eligibility criteria for the program;
(2)  the amount of premium payment assistance that will be provided under the program;
(3)  the process by which that assistance will be paid; and
(4)  the mechanism for measuring and reporting the number of persons who obtained health insurance or other health benefits coverage as a result of the program.
(c)  The commission shall implement the premium payment assistance program developed under Subsection (b), subject to availability of money in the fund for that purpose.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter N. Texas Health Opportunity Pool Trust Fund › Section 531.508. Infrastructure Improvements

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Sec. 531.508.  INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by the terms of a waiver authorized by Section 531.502 and subject to Subsection (c), money in the fund may be used for purposes related to developing and implementing initiatives to improve the infrastructure of local provider networks that provide services to Medicaid recipients and low-income uninsured persons in this state.
(b)  Infrastructure improvements under this section may include developing and implementing a system for maintaining medical records in an electronic format.
(c)  Not more than 10 percent of the total amount of the money in the fund used in a state fiscal year for purposes other than providing reimbursements to hospitals for uncompensated health care may be used for infrastructure improvements described by Subsection (b).
(d)  Money from the fund may not be used to finance the construction, improvement, or renovation of a building or land unless the construction, improvement, or renovation is approved by the commission, according to rules adopted by the executive commissioner for that purpose.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 7 (S.B. 7), Sec. 1.11(c), eff. September 28, 2011.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter Q. Case Management Services for Certain Pregnant Women › Section 531.651. Definitions

Sec. 531.651.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Case management for children and pregnant women program" means the "children and pregnant women program," as defined by Section 533.002555.
(2)  "Nonmedical health-related needs screening" means a screening performed using the standardized screening questions required under Section 531.024183.
(3)  "Program services" means case management services provided under the case management for children and pregnant women program, including assistance provided to a Medicaid managed care organization in coordinating the provision of benefits to a recipient enrolled in the organization's managed care plan in a manner that is consistent with the recipient's plan of care.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 531 - Health and Human Services Commission › Subchapter Q. Case Management Services for Certain Pregnant Women › Section 531.652. Medicaid Managed Care Organization Service Coordination Benefits Not Affected

Sec. 531.652.  MEDICAID MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION SERVICE COORDINATION BENEFITS NOT AFFECTED.  The provision of program services to a recipient does not preempt or otherwise affect a Medicaid managed care organization's obligation to provide service coordination benefits to the recipient.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.