LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 5, 2009 TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1477 by Uresti (Relating to certain judicial findings required before a court may order a person to receive extended outpatient mental health services. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would allow judges or juries to place persons on extended outpatient commitments if they have either received a total of 60 days of court-ordered inpatient mental health services in the past year, or been in court-ordered outpatient mental health services in the preceding 60 days. The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) estimates that there will only be about 20 persons per year eligible for this type of commitment. The bill would allow DSHS to consolidate multiple temporary outpatient commitment hearings into a single extended commitment hearing. The agency indicates no quantifiable cost or savings to the state. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:537 State Health Services, Department of LBB Staff: JOB, MN, BM
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 5, 2009
TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1477 by Uresti (Relating to certain judicial findings required before a court may order a person to receive extended outpatient mental health services. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1477 by Uresti (Relating to certain judicial findings required before a court may order a person to receive extended outpatient mental health services. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
Honorable Jeff Wentworth, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1477 by Uresti (Relating to certain judicial findings required before a court may order a person to receive extended outpatient mental health services. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1477 by Uresti (Relating to certain judicial findings required before a court may order a person to receive extended outpatient mental health services. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would allow judges or juries to place persons on extended outpatient commitments if they have either received a total of 60 days of court-ordered inpatient mental health services in the past year, or been in court-ordered outpatient mental health services in the preceding 60 days. The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) estimates that there will only be about 20 persons per year eligible for this type of commitment. The bill would allow DSHS to consolidate multiple temporary outpatient commitment hearings into a single extended commitment hearing. The agency indicates no quantifiable cost or savings to the state.
The bill would allow judges or juries to place persons on extended outpatient commitments if they have either received a total of 60 days of court-ordered inpatient mental health services in the past year, or been in court-ordered outpatient mental health services in the preceding 60 days.
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) estimates that there will only be about 20 persons per year eligible for this type of commitment. The bill would allow DSHS to consolidate multiple temporary outpatient commitment hearings into a single extended commitment hearing. The agency indicates no quantifiable cost or savings to the state.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 537 State Health Services, Department of
537 State Health Services, Department of
LBB Staff: JOB, MN, BM
JOB, MN, BM