Bill Text: TX SB2111 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission developing a plan to contract with a public institution of higher education to operate a certain state hospital.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB2111 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2111-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission developing a plan to contract with a public institution of higher education to operate a certain state hospital.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB2111 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2111-Comm_Sub.html
By: Watson | S.B. No. 2111 | |
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relating to the Health and Human Services Commission developing a | ||
plan to contract with a public institution of higher education to | ||
operate a certain state hospital. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Chapter 552, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subchapter E to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER E. STATE HOSPITAL OPERATIONS | ||
Sec. 552.151. TRANSITION PLANNING FOR CONTRACTED | ||
OPERATIONS OF A CERTAIN STATE HOSPITAL. The commission shall | ||
establish a plan under which the commission may contract with a | ||
local public institution of higher education to transfer the | ||
operations of Austin State Hospital from the commission to a local | ||
public institution of higher education. | ||
Sec. 552.152. PLAN REQUIREMENTS. (a) In developing the | ||
plan, the commission shall: | ||
(1) consult with local public institutions of higher | ||
education; | ||
(2) establish procedures and policies to ensure that a | ||
local public institution of higher education that contracts with | ||
the commission to operate Austin State Hospital operates the | ||
hospital at a quality level at least equal to the quality level | ||
achieved by the commission; and | ||
(3) establish procedures and policies to monitor the | ||
care of affected state hospital patients. | ||
(b) The procedures and policies required to be established | ||
under Subsection (a) must ensure that the commission is able to | ||
obtain and maintain information on activities carried out under the | ||
contract without violating privacy or confidentiality rules. The | ||
procedures and policies must account for the commission obtaining | ||
and maintaining information on: | ||
(1) client outcomes; | ||
(2) individual and average lengths of stay, including | ||
computation of lengths of stay according to the number of days a | ||
patient is in the facility during each calendar year, regardless of | ||
discharge and readmission; | ||
(3) the number of incidents in which patients were | ||
restrained or secluded; | ||
(4) the number of incidents of serious assaults in the | ||
hospital setting; and | ||
(5) the number of occurrences in the hospital setting | ||
involving contacts with law enforcement personnel. | ||
Sec. 552.153. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2020, the | ||
commission shall prepare and deliver to the governor, the | ||
lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, | ||
and the legislature a written report containing the plan and any | ||
recommendations for legislation or other actions necessary. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |