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| 1 | 1 | 84R8995 JRR-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Garcia S.B. No. 1477 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the continuity of care and service program for | |
| 8 | 8 | offenders with mental impairments. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 614.013, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (b-1) The methods established under Subsection (b): | |
| 13 | 13 | (1) must ensure that each offender with a mental | |
| 14 | 14 | impairment is identified and qualified for the continuity of care | |
| 15 | 15 | and service program regardless of diagnosis; and | |
| 16 | 16 | (2) may not restrict access to the continuity of care | |
| 17 | 17 | and service program or services to those offenders who have been | |
| 18 | 18 | diagnosed with specific mental disorders. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |