87R11264 JG-F
By: Bucy H.B. No. 3631
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to statewide standards for the provision of substance use
and addiction treatment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle I, Title 4, Government Code, is amended
by adding Chapter 542 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 542. SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION TREATMENT
Sec. 542.001. STANDARDS FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION
TREATMENT. In carrying out the commission's duties under law in
relation to the provision of substance use and addiction treatment,
including the designation of appropriate levels of care, the
transfer or discharge of a patient, and the utilization management
review of care and treatment provided to individuals suffering from
a substance use, mental health, or co-occurring disorder, the
commission shall endeavor to use and encourage the use of the most
recently published standards on substance use and addiction
treatment by the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Sec. 542.002. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. To encourage
the use of standards described by Section 542.001 by other state
agencies and local governmental entities, the commission may adopt
a memorandum of understanding with those agencies and entities to
coordinate the use of and authorize the payment for services
delivered in accordance with those standards.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.