S.B. No. 2111
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2111 passed the Senate on
  April 30, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2111 passed the House on
  May 21, 2019, by the following vote:  Yeas 141, Nays 6, one
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor