Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R5617 MPF-D
2	2	By: Lujan H.B. No. 1621
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to a matching grant program for technological enhancements
10	10	at hospitals providing mental health care services.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Chapter 547, Government Code, as effective April
13	13	1, 2025, is amended by adding Subchapter K to read as follows:
14	14	SUBCHAPTER K. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR TECHNOLOGICAL
15	15	ENHANCEMENTS AT HOSPITALS PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES
16	16	Sec. 547.0501. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only
17	17	to:
18	18	(1) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and
19	19	Safety Code; or
20	20	(2) a hospital licensed under Chapter 577, Health and
21	21	Safety Code.
22	22	Sec. 547.0502. ESTABLISHMENT OF MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM.
23	23	The commission shall establish a matching grant program to enhance
24	24	the technological capabilities of hospitals providing mental
25	25	health care services in this state.
26	26	Sec. 547.0503. ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT AWARD. To be eligible
27	27	for a grant under this subchapter, a hospital must:
28	28	(1) demonstrate the hospital's planned uses for the
29	29	grant money and matching funds to improve the quality of and access
30	30	to mental health care services in this state;
31	31	(2) align with the interoperability and technology
32	32	standards in the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. No. 114-255); and
33	33	(3) meet any additional eligibility criteria the
34	34	commission establishes.
35	35	Sec. 547.0504. HOSPITAL MATCHING REQUIREMENT. (a) The
36	36	commission shall condition each grant provided to a hospital under
37	37	this subchapter on the hospital providing funds from non-state
38	38	sources in an amount equal to 25 percent of the grant amount.
39	39	(b) To raise the required non-state sourced funds, the
40	40	hospital may seek and receive gifts, grants, or donations from any
41	41	person.
42	42	Sec. 547.0505. ACCEPTABLE USES OF GRANT MONEY AND MATCHING
43	43	FUNDS. A hospital awarded a grant under this subchapter may use the
44	44	grant money and matching funds to:
45	45	(1) purchase a data recording platform for certified
46	46	electronic health data;
47	47	(2) expand the interoperability of health information
48	48	in the hospital or as part of a network with other health care
49	49	providers;
50	50	(3) expand a patient's access to the patient's digital
51	51	health records and mental health care services;
52	52	(4) improve information technology infrastructure for
53	53	data privacy and patient information security, including consent
54	54	management; and
55	55	(5) improve the efficiency of mental health care
56	56	service provision through the use and interconnectivity of mobile
57	57	devices.
58	58	Sec. 547.0506. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The
59	59	commission may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from
60	60	any source to award grants under this subchapter.
61	61	Sec. 547.0507. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than December 1
62	62	of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a report to
63	63	the legislature regarding the results of the matching grant program
64	64	administered under this subchapter.
65	65	Sec. 547.0508. RULES. The commission may adopt any rules
66	66	necessary to implement this subchapter.
67	67	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.