83R7632 AED-D
By: Coleman H.B. No. 2625
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to disease management practices of local mental health
authorities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 533.0354, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to
read as follows:
(a) A local mental health authority shall ensure the
provision of assessment services, crisis services, and intensive
and comprehensive services using disease management practices for
adults and children with:
(1) bipolar disorder;
(2) [,] schizophrenia;
(3) major depressive disorder, including single
episode or recurrent major depressive disorder;
(4) post-traumatic stress disorder;
(5) paranoid disorder;
(6) schizoaffective disorder, including bipolar and
depressive types;
(7) pervasive developmental disorder;
(8) obsessive compulsive disorder;
(9) dysthymia;
(10) panic disorder;
(11) anxiety disorder;
(12) attention deficit disorder; or
(13) tic disorder, including Tourette's disorder [, or
clinically severe depression and for children with serious
emotional illnesses].
(a-1) The local mental health authority shall ensure that
individuals are engaged with treatment services that are:
(1) ongoing and matched to the needs of the individual
in type, duration, and intensity;
(2) focused on a process of recovery designed to allow
the individual to progress through levels of service;
(3) guided by evidence-based protocols and a
strength-based paradigm of service; and
(4) monitored by a system that holds the local
authority accountable for specific outcomes, while allowing
flexibility to maximize local resources.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2014.