87R19819 GCB-F
By: Allison H.B. No. 3125
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3125:
By: Coleman C.S.H.B. No. 3125
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the payment by the state or a county of costs for
certain mental health hearings or proceedings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 571.018(j), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(j) The judge of a probate court shall order the clerk of the
court to refund court costs paid or advanced for a person by [When]
an inpatient mental health facility as defined under Section
571.003(9)(B) or (E) on the filing of [files] an affidavit with the
clerk of the court certifying that:
(1) the facility has received no compensation or
reimbursement for the treatment of the person;
(2) the facility provided treatment for the person
under a contract with a local mental health authority; or
(3) the facility provided treatment for the person and
the person is eligible for Medicaid benefits [it has received no
compensation or reimbursement for the treatment of a person for
whom court costs have been paid or advanced, the judge of the
probate court shall order the clerk of the court to refund the
costs].
SECTION 2. Section 571.018(h), Health and Safety Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.