Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	86R3593 JG-F
2	2	By: Nelson, et al. S.B. No. 63
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the creation of the Texas Mental Health Care
8	8	Consortium.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Subtitle E, Title 2, Health and Safety Code, is
11	11	amended by adding Chapter 113 to read as follows:
12	12	CHAPTER 113. TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH CARE CONSORTIUM
13	13	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
14	14	Sec. 113.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
15	15	(1) "Community mental health provider" means an entity
16	16	that provides mental health care services at a local level. The
17	17	term includes community centers established under Subchapter A,
18	18	Chapter 534.
19	19	(2) "Consortium" means the Texas Mental Health Care
20	20	Consortium.
21	21	(3) "Executive committee" means the executive
22	22	committee of the consortium.
23	23	SUBCHAPTER B. CONSORTIUM
24	24	Sec. 113.0051. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The Texas Mental
25	25	Health Care Consortium is established to:
26	26	(1) coordinate the expansion and delivery of mental
27	27	health care services by using the infrastructure and expertise of
28	28	the health-related institutions of higher education listed in
29	29	Section 113.0052 and community mental health providers;
30	30	(2) enhance the state's ability to address mental
31	31	health care needs through stronger collaboration and institutional
32	32	alignment of the health-related institutions of higher education
33	33	listed in Section 113.0052;
34	34	(3) improve the effectiveness and efficiency of mental
35	35	health care services delivered in this state;
36	36	(4) facilitate access to mental health care services
37	37	through telemedicine and other cost-effective, evidence-based
38	38	programs;
39	39	(5) improve mental health and substance use disorder
40	40	research efforts conducted by institutions of higher education; and
41	41	(6) improve and expand the behavioral health workforce
42	42	through training and development opportunities between the
43	43	health-related institutions of higher education listed in Section
44	44	113.0052 and community mental health providers.
45	45	Sec. 113.0052. COMPOSITION. The consortium is composed of:
46	46	(1) the following health-related institutions of
47	47	higher education:
48	48	(A) Baylor College of Medicine;
49	49	(B) The Texas A&M University System Health
50	50	Science Center;
51	51	(C) Texas Tech University Health Sciences
52	52	Center;
53	53	(D) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
54	54	at El Paso;
55	55	(E) University of North Texas Health Science
56	56	Center at Fort Worth;
57	57	(F) Dell Medical School at The University of
58	58	Texas at Austin;
59	59	(G) The University of Texas Medical Branch at
60	60	Galveston;
61	61	(H) The University of Texas Health Science Center
62	62	at Houston;
63	63	(I) The University of Texas Health Science Center
64	64	at San Antonio;
65	65	(J) The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
66	66	School of Medicine;
67	67	(K) The University of Texas Health Science Center
68	68	at Tyler; and
69	69	(L) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical
70	70	Center;
71	71	(2) the commission;
72	72	(3) not fewer than three nonprofit organizations that
73	73	focus on mental health care; and
74	74	(4) any other entity that the executive committee
75	75	considers necessary.
76	76	Sec. 113.0053. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT. The consortium
77	77	is administratively attached to the Texas Higher Education
78	78	Coordinating Board. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
79	79	shall provide administrative support to the consortium as necessary
80	80	to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
81	81	SUBCHAPTER C. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
82	82	Sec. 113.0101. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION. The
83	83	consortium is governed by an executive committee composed of the
84	84	following members:
85	85	(1) the chair of the academic department of psychiatry
86	86	of each of the health-related institutions of higher education
87	87	listed in Section 113.0052;
88	88	(2) a representative of the commission with expertise
89	89	in the delivery of mental health care services, appointed by the
90	90	executive commissioner;
91	91	(3) a representative of the commission with expertise
92	92	in mental health facilities, appointed by the executive
93	93	commissioner;
94	94	(4) a representative of an organization that
95	95	represents the interests of community centers established under
96	96	Subchapter A, Chapter 534, appointed by the governor;
97	97	(5) a representative of each nonprofit organization
98	98	described by Section 113.0052 that is part of the consortium,
99	99	appointed by the governor; and
100	100	(6) any other representative appointed by the governor
101	101	at the request of the executive committee.
102	102	Sec. 113.0102. PRESIDING OFFICER. The executive committee
103	103	shall elect a presiding officer from among the membership of the
104	104	executive committee.
105	105	Sec. 113.0103. MEETINGS. The executive committee shall
106	106	meet at the call of the presiding officer.
107	107	Sec. 113.0104. VACANCY. A vacancy on the executive
108	108	committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original
109	109	appointment.
110	110	Sec. 113.0105. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The executive
111	111	committee may accept on behalf of the consortium gifts, grants, or
112	112	donations from any public or private source for the purpose of
113	113	carrying out this chapter.
114	114	SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES
115	115	Sec. 113.0151. GENERAL DUTIES. (a) The executive
116	116	committee shall:
117	117	(1) coordinate the expansion and delivery of mental
118	118	health care services by providing grants or other funding to the
119	119	health-related institutions of higher education listed in Section
120	120	113.0052 and community mental health providers;
121	121	(2) establish procedures and policies for the
122	122	administration of funds under this chapter;
123	123	(3) monitor contracts and other agreements entered
124	124	into under this chapter to ensure recipients of grants or other
125	125	funding comply with the terms and conditions of those contracts or
126	126	agreements; and
127	127	(4) establish procedures to document compliance by
128	128	executive committee members and staff with applicable laws
129	129	governing conflicts of interest.
130	130	(b) In carrying out the duties under Subsection (a), the
131	131	consortium shall ensure that evidence-based tools, including
132	132	telemedicine, are used to help expand the delivery of mental health
133	133	care services.
134	134	(c) The consortium shall designate a member of the executive
135	135	committee to work in liaison with the statewide health coordinating
136	136	council.
137	137	Sec. 113.0152. COMPREHENSIVE CHILD PSYCHIATRY ACCESS
138	138	NETWORK. (a) The consortium shall establish a network of
139	139	comprehensive child psychiatry access centers at the
140	140	health-related institutions of higher education listed in Section
141	141	113.0052.
142	142	(b) A center established under Subsection (a) shall
143	143	collaborate with community mental health providers to better care
144	144	for children and youth with behavioral health needs by:
145	145	(1) providing consultation services and training
146	146	opportunities for pediatricians and primary care providers
147	147	operating in the center's geographic region; and
148	148	(2) expanding a telemedicine program for identifying
149	149	and assessing behavioral health needs and providing access to
150	150	mental health care services.
151	151	(c) A center established under Subsection (a) may enter into
152	152	a memorandum of understanding with a community mental health
153	153	provider to carry out this section.
154	154	Sec. 113.0153. MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH PLAN. The consortium
155	155	shall:
156	156	(1) develop and implement a mental health research
157	157	plan to advance the research component of the statewide behavioral
158	158	health strategic plan;
159	159	(2) create an aggregated inventory of mental health
160	160	and substance use disorder research completed by institutions of
161	161	higher education in this state; and
162	162	(3) coordinate mental health and substance use
163	163	disorder research efforts by the health-related institutions of
164	164	higher education listed in Section 113.0052 to ensure those
165	165	institutions engage in effective and targeted research to leverage
166	166	additional funding.
167	167	Sec. 113.0154. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EXPANSION
168	168	PROJECT. (a) The consortium shall enhance collaboration between
169	169	the health-related institutions of higher education listed in
170	170	Section 113.0052 and community mental health providers to increase
171	171	psychiatric residency training and improve the quality of care for
172	172	persons receiving mental health care services in this state.
173	173	(b) The executive committee may provide grants or other
174	174	funding to the academic department of psychiatry at each
175	175	health-related institution of higher education listed in Section
176	176	113.0052 for the purpose of funding:
177	177	(1) one full-time psychiatrist to serve as academic
178	178	medical director for a community mental health provider; and
179	179	(2) two resident positions.
180	180	(c) An academic medical director described by Subsection
181	181	(b) shall collaborate and coordinate with community mental health
182	182	providers to expand the amount and availability of mental health
183	183	care resources by:
184	184	(1) developing training opportunities for residents
185	185	and medical students; and
186	186	(2) promoting the use of telemedicine or other
187	187	evidence-based tools to provide comprehensive mental health care
188	188	services to a greater population.
189	189	(d) An institution of higher education that receives grants
190	190	or other funding under Subsection (b) shall include in its
191	191	curriculum a requirement that psychiatric residents and medical
192	192	students participate in rotations through facilities operated by
193	193	community mental health providers.
194	194	Sec. 113.0155. ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than July 31 of
195	195	each year, the consortium shall submit to the governor, the
196	196	lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
197	197	and the standing committee of each house of the legislature with
198	198	primary jurisdiction over behavioral health issues and post on its
199	199	Internet website a written report that outlines:
200	200	(1) the activities and objectives of the consortium;
201	201	(2) the health-related institutions of higher
202	202	education listed in Section 113.0052 or community mental health
203	203	providers awarded grants or other funding by the executive
204	204	committee;
205	205	(3) any prospective grants or funding the consortium
206	206	expects to receive; and
207	207	(4) any research accomplishments associated with the
208	208	consortium.
209	209	SUBCHAPTER E. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
210	210	Sec. 113.0201. JUDICIAL INSTRUCTION REGARDING MENTAL
211	211	HEALTH CARE RESOURCES. The court of criminal appeals, in
212	212	consultation with the consortium, shall develop a training program
213	213	to educate and inform designated judges and their staff on mental
214	214	health care resources available within the geographic region in
215	215	which the designated judges preside. The court of criminal appeals
216	216	may develop and operate the training program in conjunction with
217	217	any other training programs it develops or operates.
218	218	SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
219	219	of this Act, the governor and the executive commissioner of the
220	220	Health and Human Services Commission shall make the appointments
221	221	required by Section 113.0101, Health and Safety Code, as added by
222	222	this Act.
223	223	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
224	224	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
225	225	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
226	226	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
227	227	Act takes effect September 1, 2019.