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2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter H. Matching Grant Program for Certain Community Collaboratives to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0353. Matching Contributions Required; Grant Conditions

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Sec. 547.0353.  MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED; GRANT CONDITIONS.  (a)  The commission shall condition each grant provided to a community collaborative under this subchapter on the collaborative providing funds from non-state sources in a total amount at least equal to:
(1)  25 percent of the grant amount if the collaborative includes a county with a population of less than 100,000;
(2)  50 percent of the grant amount if the collaborative includes a county with a population of 100,000 or more but less than 250,000;
(3)  100 percent of the grant amount if the collaborative includes a county with a population of 250,000 or more; and
(4)  the percentage of the grant amount otherwise required by this subsection for the largest county included in the collaborative, if the collaborative includes more than one county.
(b)  A community collaborative may seek and receive gifts, grants, or donations from any person to raise the required funds from non-state sources.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter H. Matching Grant Program for Certain Community Collaboratives to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0354. Community Collaborative Eligibility; Certain Grants Prohibited

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Sec. 547.0354.  COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE ELIGIBILITY; CERTAIN GRANTS PROHIBITED.  (a)  A community collaborative may petition the commission to receive a grant under the matching grant program only if the collaborative includes:
(1)  a county;
(2)  a local mental health authority that operates in the county; and
(3)  each hospital district, if any, located in the county.
(b)  A collaborative may include other local entities designated by the collaborative's members.
(c)  The commission may not award a grant under this subchapter for a fiscal year to a community collaborative that includes a county with a population greater than four million if the legislature appropriates money for a mental health jail diversion program in the county for that fiscal year.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter H. Matching Grant Program for Certain Community Collaboratives to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0355. Petition Required; Contents

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Sec. 547.0355.  PETITION REQUIRED; CONTENTS.  In each state fiscal year for which a community collaborative seeks a grant, the collaborative must submit a petition to the commission not later than the 30th day of that fiscal year.  The collaborative must include with a petition:
(1)  a statement indicating the amount of funds from non-state sources that the collaborative is able to provide; and
(2)  a plan that:
(A)  is endorsed by each of the collaborative's member entities;
(B)  identifies a target population;
(C)  describes how the grant money and the funds from non-state sources will be used;
(D)  includes outcome measures to evaluate the success of the plan; and
(E)  describes how the success of the plan, in accordance with the outcome measures, would further the state's interest in the grant program's purposes.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter H. Matching Grant Program for Certain Community Collaboratives to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0356. Review of Petition by Commission

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Sec. 547.0356.  REVIEW OF PETITION BY COMMISSION.  The commission must review plans submitted with a petition under Section 547.0355 before the commission provides a grant under this subchapter.  The commission must fulfill this requirement not later than the 60th day of each fiscal year.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter H. Matching Grant Program for Certain Community Collaboratives to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0357. Use of Grant Money and Matching Funds

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Sec. 547.0357.  USE OF GRANT MONEY AND MATCHING FUNDS.  Acceptable uses of the grant money and matching funds include:
(1)  continuing a mental health jail diversion program;
(2)  establishing or expanding a mental health jail diversion program;
(3)  establishing alternatives to competency restoration in a state hospital, including outpatient competency restoration, inpatient competency restoration in a setting other than a state hospital, or jail-based competency restoration;
(4)  providing assertive community treatment or forensic assertive community treatment with an outreach component;
(5)  providing intensive mental health services and substance use treatment not readily available in the county;
(6)  providing continuity of care services for an individual being released from a state hospital;
(7)  establishing interdisciplinary rapid response teams to reduce law enforcement's involvement with mental health emergencies; and
(8)  providing local community hospital, crisis, respite, or residential beds.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter H. Matching Grant Program for Certain Community Collaboratives to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0358. Report by Community Collaborative

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Sec. 547.0358.  REPORT BY COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE.  Not later than the 90th day after the last day of the state fiscal year for which the commission distributes a grant under this subchapter, each grant recipient shall prepare and submit a report to the commission describing the effect of the grant money and matching funds in achieving the standard defined by the outcome measures in the plan submitted with a petition under Section 547.0355.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter H. Matching Grant Program for Certain Community Collaboratives to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0359. Inspections

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Sec. 547.0359.  INSPECTIONS.  The commission may inspect the operation and provision of mental health services provided by a community collaborative to ensure state money appropriated for the matching grant program is used effectively.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter H. Matching Grant Program for Certain Community Collaboratives to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0360. Allocating Appropriated Money

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Sec. 547.0360.  ALLOCATING APPROPRIATED MONEY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission shall reserve at least 20 percent of money appropriated to the commission for each fiscal year to implement the matching grant program to be awarded only as grants to a community collaborative that includes a county with a population of less than 250,000.
(b)  Without regard to the limitation provided by Subsection (a) and to the extent money appropriated to the commission for a fiscal year to implement this subchapter remains available to the commission after the commission has selected grant recipients for the fiscal year, the commission shall make grants available through a competitive request for proposal process using the remaining money for the fiscal year.
(c)  The commission may use a reasonable amount not to exceed five percent of the money appropriated by the legislature for the purposes of this subchapter to pay the administrative costs of implementing this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter I. Matching Grant Program for Community Collaborative in Most Populous County to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0401. Definition

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Sec. 547.0401.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "matching grant program" means the matching grant program established under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter I. Matching Grant Program for Community Collaborative in Most Populous County to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0402. Matching Grant Program

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Sec. 547.0402.  MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM.  The commission shall establish a matching grant program to provide a grant to a county-based community collaborative in the most populous county in this state to reduce:
(1)  recidivism by, the frequency of arrests of, and incarceration of individuals with mental illness; and
(2)  the total wait time for forensic commitment of individuals with mental illness to a state hospital.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter I. Matching Grant Program for Community Collaborative in Most Populous County to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0403. Matching Contributions Required; Grant Conditions

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Sec. 547.0403.  MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED; GRANT CONDITIONS.  (a)  The commission shall condition a grant provided to the community collaborative under this subchapter on the collaborative providing funds from non-state sources in a total amount at least equal to the grant amount.
(b)  A community collaborative may seek and receive gifts, grants, or donations from any person to raise the required funds from non-state sources.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter I. Matching Grant Program for Community Collaborative in Most Populous County to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0404. Community Collaborative Eligibility

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Sec. 547.0404.  COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  A community collaborative may receive a grant under the matching grant program only if the collaborative includes:
(1)  the county;
(2)  a local mental health authority operating in the county; and
(3)  each hospital district located in the county.
(b)  A collaborative may include other local entities designated by the collaborative's members.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter I. Matching Grant Program for Community Collaborative in Most Populous County to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0405. Distribution of Grant

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Sec. 547.0405.  DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT.  Not later than the 30th day of each fiscal year, the commission shall make available to the community collaborative established in the county described by Section 547.0402 a grant in an amount equal to the lesser of:
(1)  the amount appropriated to the commission for that fiscal year for a mental health jail diversion pilot program in that county; or
(2)  the collaborative's available matching funds.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter I. Matching Grant Program for Community Collaborative in Most Populous County to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0406. Use of Grant Money and Matching Funds

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Sec. 547.0406.  USE OF GRANT MONEY AND MATCHING FUNDS.  Acceptable uses of the grant money and matching funds include:
(1)  continuing a mental health jail diversion program;
(2)  establishing or expanding a mental health jail diversion program;
(3)  establishing alternatives to competency restoration in a state hospital, including outpatient competency restoration, inpatient competency restoration in a setting other than a state hospital, or jail-based competency restoration;
(4)  providing assertive community treatment or forensic assertive community treatment with an outreach component;
(5)  providing intensive mental health services and substance use treatment not readily available in the county;
(6)  providing continuity of care services for an individual being released from a state hospital;
(7)  establishing interdisciplinary rapid response teams to reduce law enforcement's involvement with mental health emergencies; and
(8)  providing local community hospital, crisis, respite, or residential beds.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter I. Matching Grant Program for Community Collaborative in Most Populous County to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0407. Report by Community Collaborative

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Sec. 547.0407.  REPORT BY COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE.  Not later than the 90th day after the last day of the state fiscal year for which the commission distributes a grant under this subchapter, the grant recipient shall prepare and submit a report to the commission describing the effect of the grant money and matching funds in fulfilling the purpose described by Section 547.0402.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547 - Mental Health and Substance Use Services › Subchapter I. Matching Grant Program for Community Collaborative in Most Populous County to Reduce Involvement of Individuals With Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System › Section 547.0408. Inspections

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Sec. 547.0408.  INSPECTIONS.  The commission may inspect the operation and provision of mental health services provided by the community collaborative to ensure state money appropriated for the matching grant program is used effectively.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547A - Community Collaboratives › Section 547A.0001. Grants for Establishing and Expanding Community Collaboratives

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Sec. 547A.0001.  GRANTS FOR ESTABLISHING AND EXPANDING COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES.  (a)  To the extent funds are appropriated to the commission for that purpose, the commission shall make grants to entities, including local governmental entities, nonprofit community organizations, and faith-based community organizations, to establish or expand community collaboratives that bring the public and private sectors together to provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness, substance use issues, or mental illness.  In awarding grants, the commission shall give special consideration to entities:
(1)  establishing new collaboratives; or
(2)  establishing or expanding collaboratives that serve two or more counties, each with a population of less than 100,000.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commission shall require each entity awarded a grant under this section to:
(1)  leverage additional funding or in-kind contributions from private contributors or local governments, excluding state or federal funds, in an amount that is at least equal to the amount of the grant awarded under this section;
(2)  provide evidence of significant coordination and collaboration between the entity, local mental health authorities, municipalities, local law enforcement agencies, and other community stakeholders in establishing or expanding a community collaborative funded by a grant awarded under this section; and
(3)  provide evidence of a local law enforcement policy to divert appropriate individuals from jails or other detention facilities to an entity affiliated with a community collaborative for the purpose of providing services to those individuals.
(c)  The commission may award a grant under this section to an entity for the purpose of establishing a community mental health program in a county with a population of less than 250,000, if the entity leverages additional funding or in-kind contributions from private contributors or local governments, excluding state or federal funds, in an amount equal to one-quarter of the grant amount to be awarded under this section, and the entity otherwise meets the requirements of Subsections (b)(2) and (3).
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547A - Community Collaboratives › Section 547A.0002. Acceptable Uses of Grant Money

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Sec. 547A.0002.  ACCEPTABLE USES OF GRANT MONEY.  An entity shall use money received from a grant made by the commission and private funding sources to establish or expand a community collaborative.  Acceptable uses for the money include:
(1)  developing the infrastructure of the collaborative and the start-up costs of the collaborative;
(2)  establishing, operating, or maintaining other community service providers in the community the collaborative serves, including intake centers, detoxification units, sheltering centers for food, workforce training centers, microbusinesses, and educational centers;
(3)  providing clothing, hygiene products, and medical services to and arranging transitional and permanent residential housing for individuals the collaborative serves;
(4)  providing mental health services and substance use treatment not readily available in the community the collaborative serves;
(5)  providing information, tools, and resource referrals to assist individuals the collaborative serves in addressing the needs of their children; and
(6)  establishing and operating coordinated intake processes, including triage procedures, to protect public safety in the community the collaborative serves.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547A - Community Collaboratives › Section 547A.0003. Elements of Community Collaboratives

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Sec. 547A.0003.  ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES.  (a)  If appropriate, an entity may incorporate into the community collaborative the entity operates the use of the homeless management information system, transportation plans, and case managers.  An entity may also consider incorporating into a collaborative mentoring and volunteering opportunities, strategies to assist homeless youth and homeless families with children, strategies to reintegrate individuals who were recently incarcerated into the community, services for veterans, and strategies for individuals the collaborative serves to participate in the planning, governance, and oversight of the collaborative.
(b)  The focus of a community collaborative shall be the eventual successful transition of individuals from receiving services from the collaborative to becoming integrated into the community the collaborative serves through community relationships and family supports.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547A - Community Collaboratives › Section 547A.0004. Outcome Measures for Community Collaboratives

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Sec. 547A.0004.  OUTCOME MEASURES FOR COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES.  Each entity that receives a grant from the commission to establish or expand a community collaborative shall select at least four of the following outcome measures that the entity will focus on meeting through implementing and operating the collaborative:
(1)  individuals the collaborative serves finding employment that results in those individuals having incomes that are at or above 100 percent of the federal poverty level;
(2)  individuals the collaborative serves finding permanent housing;
(3)  individuals the collaborative serves completing alcohol or substance use programs;
(4)  the collaborative helping to start social businesses in the community or engaging in job creation, job training, or other workforce development activities;
(5)  a decrease in the use of jail beds by individuals the collaborative serves;
(6)  a decrease in the need for emergency care by individuals the collaborative serves;
(7)  a decrease in the number of children whose families lack adequate housing referred to the Department of Family and Protective Services or a local entity responsible for child welfare; and
(8)  any other appropriate outcome measure the commission approves that measures whether a collaborative is meeting a specific need of the community the collaborative serves.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547A - Community Collaboratives › Section 547A.0005. Plan Required for Certain Community Collaboratives

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Sec. 547A.0005.  PLAN REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES.  (a)  The governing body of a county shall develop and make public a plan detailing the method by which:
(1)  local mental health authorities, municipalities, local law enforcement agencies, and other community stakeholders in the county may coordinate to establish or expand a community collaborative to accomplish the goals of Section 547A.0001;
(2)  entities in the county may leverage funding from private sources to accomplish the goals of Section 547A.0001 through the formation or expansion of a community collaborative; and
(3)  the formation or expansion of a community collaborative may establish or support resources or services to help local law enforcement agencies to divert individuals who have been arrested to appropriate mental health care or substance use treatment.
(b)  The governing body of a county in which an entity that received a grant under former Section 539.002 before September 1, 2017, is located is not required to develop a plan under Subsection (a).
(c)  Two or more counties, each with a population of less than 100,000, may form a joint plan under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547A - Community Collaboratives › Section 547A.0006. Annual Review of Outcome Measures

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Sec. 547A.0006.  ANNUAL REVIEW OF OUTCOME MEASURES.  The commission shall contract with an independent third party to verify annually whether a community collaborative is meeting the outcome measures the entity that operates the collaborative selects under Section 547A.0004.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547A - Community Collaboratives › Section 547A.0007. Reduction and Cessation of Funding

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Sec. 547A.0007.  REDUCTION AND CESSATION OF FUNDING.  The commission shall establish processes by which the commission may reduce or cease providing funding to an entity if the community collaborative the entity operates does not meet the outcome measures the entity for the collaborative selects under Section 547A.0004.  The commission shall redistribute on a competitive basis any funds withheld from an entity under this section to other entities operating high-performing collaboratives.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547A - Community Collaboratives › Section 547A.0008. Rules

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Sec. 547A.0008.  RULES.  The executive commissioner shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the community collaborative grant program established under this chapter, including rules establishing:
(1)  the requirements for an entity to be eligible to receive a grant;
(2)  the required elements of a community collaborative an entity operates; and
(3)  permissible and prohibited uses of money an entity receives from a grant the commission makes.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 547A - Community Collaboratives › Section 547A.0009. Administrative Costs

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Sec. 547A.0009.  ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.  The commission may use a reasonable amount not to exceed five percent of the money the legislature appropriates for the purposes of this chapter to pay administrative costs of implementing this chapter.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 548.0002. Rules and Procedures Regarding Reimbursing Certain Telemedicine Medical Services

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Sec. 548.0002.  RULES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING REIMBURSING CERTAIN TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES.  (a)  In addition to the authority granted by other law regarding telemedicine medical services, the executive commissioner may review rules and procedures applicable to reimbursement of a telemedicine medical service provided through any government-funded health program subject to the commission's oversight.  The executive commissioner may modify the rules and procedures as necessary to ensure that reimbursement for a telemedicine medical service is provided:
(1)  in a cost-effective manner; and
(2)  only in circumstances in which providing the service is clinically effective.
(b)  This section does not affect the commission's authority or duties under other law regarding reimbursing a telemedicine medical service under Medicaid.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter B. Telemedicine Medical, Teledentistry Dental, Telehealth, and Home Telemonitoring Services Provided Under Medicaid in General › Section 548.0051. Medicaid Reimbursement System for Telemedicine Medical, Teledentistry Dental, and Telehealth Services

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Sec. 548.0051.  MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM FOR TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES.  The executive commissioner by rule shall develop and implement a system to reimburse Medicaid providers for telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services performed.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter B. Telemedicine Medical, Teledentistry Dental, Telehealth, and Home Telemonitoring Services Provided Under Medicaid in General › Section 548.0052. Reimbursement for Telemedicine Medical, Teledentistry Dental, or Telehealth Service by Medicaid Managed Care Organization

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Sec. 548.0052.  REIMBURSEMENT FOR TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL, OR TELEHEALTH SERVICE BY MEDICAID MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION.  (a)  The commission shall ensure that a Medicaid managed care organization does not:
(1)  deny reimbursement for a covered health care service or procedure delivered by a health care provider with whom the organization contracts to a Medicaid recipient as a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service solely because the covered service or procedure is not provided through an in-person consultation; or
(2)  limit, deny, or reduce reimbursement for a covered health care service or procedure delivered by a health care provider with whom the organization contracts to a Medicaid recipient as a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service based on the provider's choice of platform for providing the health care service or procedure.
(b)  In complying with state and federal requirements to provide access to medically necessary services under the Medicaid managed care program, a Medicaid managed care organization determining whether reimbursement for a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service is appropriate shall continue to consider other factors, including whether:
(1)  reimbursement is cost-effective; and
(2)  providing the service is clinically effective.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter B. Telemedicine Medical, Teledentistry Dental, Telehealth, and Home Telemonitoring Services Provided Under Medicaid in General › Section 548.0053. Reimbursement of Federally Qualified Health Centers for Telemedicine Medical, Teledentistry Dental, or Telehealth Service

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Sec. 548.0053.  REIMBURSEMENT OF FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS FOR TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL, OR TELEHEALTH SERVICE.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), the executive commissioner by rule shall ensure that a rural health clinic as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(1) and a federally qualified health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B) may be reimbursed for the originating site facility fee or the distant site practitioner fee or both, as appropriate, for a covered telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service delivered by a health care provider to a Medicaid recipient.
(b)  The commission is required to implement this section only if the legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that purpose, the commission may, but is not required to, implement this section using other money available to the commission for that purpose.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter B. Telemedicine Medical, Teledentistry Dental, Telehealth, and Home Telemonitoring Services Provided Under Medicaid in General › Section 548.0054. Provider and Facility Participation

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0054.  PROVIDER AND FACILITY PARTICIPATION.  (a)  The commission shall encourage health care providers and health care facilities to provide telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services in the health care delivery system.  The commission may not require that a service be provided to a patient through telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services.
(b)  The commission shall explore opportunities to increase STAR Health program providers' use of telemedicine medical services in medically underserved areas of this state.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter B. Telemedicine Medical, Teledentistry Dental, Telehealth, and Home Telemonitoring Services Provided Under Medicaid in General › Section 548.0055. Promotion and Support of Medical Home and Care Coordination

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0055.  PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF MEDICAL HOME AND CARE COORDINATION.  (a)  The commission shall ensure that a Medicaid managed care organization ensures that using telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services promotes and supports patient-centered medical homes by allowing a Medicaid recipient to receive a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service from a provider other than the recipient's primary care physician or provider, except as provided by Section 548.0202(b), only if:
(1)  the service is provided in accordance with the law and contract requirements applicable to providing the same health care service in an in-person setting, including requirements regarding care coordination; and
(2)  subject to Subsection (b), the provider of the service gives notice to the Medicaid recipient's primary care physician or provider regarding the service, including a summary of the service, exam findings, a list of prescribed or administered medications, and patient instructions, for the purpose of sharing medical information.
(b)  A provider of a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service is required to provide notice under Subsection (a)(2) only if:
(1)  the recipient has a primary care physician or provider; and
(2)  the recipient or, if appropriate, the recipient's parent or legal guardian, consents to the notice.
(c)  The commission shall develop, document, and implement a monitoring process to ensure that a Medicaid managed care organization ensures that using telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, or telehealth services promotes and supports patient-centered medical homes and care coordination in accordance with Subsection (a).  The process must include monitoring of the rate at which a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service provider gives notice in accordance with Subsection (a)(2).
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter B. Telemedicine Medical, Teledentistry Dental, Telehealth, and Home Telemonitoring Services Provided Under Medicaid in General › Section 548.0056. Biennial Report

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0056.  BIENNIAL REPORT.  Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall report to the speaker of the house of representatives and the lieutenant governor on the effects of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, telehealth services, and home telemonitoring services on Medicaid in this state, including:
(1)  the number of physicians, dentists, health professionals, and licensed health care facilities using the services;
(2)  the geographic and demographic disposition of the physicians, dentists, and health professionals;
(3)  the number of patients receiving the services;
(4)  the types of services being provided;
(5)  the utilization cost; and
(6)  the cost savings to Medicaid from using the services.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter B. Telemedicine Medical, Teledentistry Dental, Telehealth, and Home Telemonitoring Services Provided Under Medicaid in General › Section 548.0057. Rules

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0057.  RULES.  Subject to Sections 111.004 and 153.004, Occupations Code, the executive commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.  In the rules adopted under this subchapter, the executive commissioner shall refer to:
(1)  the site where the patient is physically located as the patient site; and
(2)  the site where the physician, dentist, or health professional providing the telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service is physically located as the distant site.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter C. Provision of and Reimbursement for Telemedicine Medical and Telehealth Services in General › Section 548.0101. Definitions

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Health professional" means:
(A)  a physician;
(B)  an individual who is:
(i)  licensed or certified in this state to perform health care services; and
(ii)  authorized to assist a physician in providing telemedicine medical services that are delegated and supervised by the physician; or
(C)  a licensed or certified health professional acting within the scope of the license or certification who does not perform a telemedicine medical service.
(2)  "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter C. Provision of and Reimbursement for Telemedicine Medical and Telehealth Services in General › Section 548.0102. Medicaid Reimbursement Requirements: Telemedicine Medical Services

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Sec. 548.0102.  MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS: TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICES.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall require each health and human services agency that administers a part of Medicaid to provide Medicaid reimbursement for a telemedicine medical service initiated or provided by a physician.
(b)  The commission shall ensure that reimbursement is provided only for a telemedicine medical service a physician initiates or provides.
(c)  The commission shall require reimbursement for a telemedicine medical service at the same rate Medicaid reimburses for the same in-person medical service.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter C. Provision of and Reimbursement for Telemedicine Medical and Telehealth Services in General › Section 548.0103. Physician's Choice of Platform

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0103.  PHYSICIAN'S CHOICE OF PLATFORM.  The commission may not limit a physician's choice of platform for providing a telemedicine medical service or telehealth service by requiring that the physician use a particular platform to receive Medicaid reimbursement for the service.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter C. Provision of and Reimbursement for Telemedicine Medical and Telehealth Services in General › Section 548.0104. Certain Telemedicine Medical Service Reimbursement Denials Prohibited

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0104.  CERTAIN TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICE REIMBURSEMENT DENIALS PROHIBITED.  A request for Medicaid reimbursement for a telemedicine medical service may not be denied solely because an in-person medical service between a physician and a patient did not occur.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter C. Provision of and Reimbursement for Telemedicine Medical and Telehealth Services in General › Section 548.0105. Protocols and Guidelines

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0105.  PROTOCOLS AND GUIDELINES.  A health care facility that receives reimbursement under this subchapter for a telemedicine medical service provided by a physician who practices in that facility or a health professional who participates in a telemedicine medical service under this subchapter shall establish quality of care protocols and patient confidentiality guidelines to ensure that the telemedicine medical service meets legal requirements and acceptable patient care standards.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter C. Provision of and Reimbursement for Telemedicine Medical and Telehealth Services in General › Section 548.0106. Provider Coordination

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0106.  PROVIDER COORDINATION.  If a patient receiving a telemedicine medical service has a primary care physician or provider and the patient or, if appropriate, the patient's parent or legal guardian consents to the notification, the commission shall require that the primary care physician or provider be notified of the telemedicine medical service for the purpose of sharing medical information.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter C. Provision of and Reimbursement for Telemedicine Medical and Telehealth Services in General › Section 548.0107. Compliance

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0107.  COMPLIANCE.  The commission in consultation with the Texas Medical Board shall monitor and regulate the use of telemedicine medical services to ensure compliance with this subchapter.  In addition to any other method of enforcement, the commission may use a corrective action plan to ensure compliance with this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter C. Provision of and Reimbursement for Telemedicine Medical and Telehealth Services in General › Section 548.0108. Texas Medical Board Rules

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0108.  TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD RULES.  The Texas Medical Board, in consultation with the commission, as appropriate, may adopt rules as necessary to:
(1)  ensure that appropriate care, including quality of care, is provided to patients who receive telemedicine medical services; and
(2)  prevent abuse and fraud through the use of telemedicine medical services, including rules relating to filing claims and records required to be maintained in connection with telemedicine.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.
2023 Texas Statutes › Government Code › Title 4 - Executive Branch › Subtitle I - Health and Human Services › Chapter 548 - Health Care Services Provided Through Tele-Connective Means › Subchapter C. Provision of and Reimbursement for Telemedicine Medical and Telehealth Services in General › Section 548.0109. Effect on Other Requirements

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025
Sec. 548.0109.  EFFECT ON OTHER REQUIREMENTS.  This subchapter does not affect any requirement relating to:
(1)  a rural health clinic; or
(2)  physician delegation to an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant of the authority to carry out or sign prescription drug orders.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.