86R21486 EAS-F
By: Murr H.B. No. 3672
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the collection and reporting of data on services
provided by chemical dependency treatment facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 464, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 464.021 to read as follows:
Sec. 464.021. SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER DATA COLLECTION. (a)
In this section, "commission" means the Health and Human Services
Commission.
(b) The commission, in cooperation with the department,
shall collect relevant admission, discharge, and transfer data
relating to treatment facilities licensed under this chapter in a
manner necessary to:
(1) satisfy applicable data set requirements
published by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services; and
(2) maximize the overall state allotment of federal
funds.
(c) The commission shall collect and report data described
by Subsection (b) in a manner that complies with state and federal
laws regarding confidentiality. The data collected is not public
information under Chapter 552, Government Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.