HB967 - Relating to a study on the prevalence of the use of psychoactive or psychotropic medication by persons who have committed suicide.

      By: Toth H.B. No. 967       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study on the prevalence of the use of psychoactive or   psychotropic medication by persons who have committed suicide.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a)  In this Act:                (1)  "Commission" means the Health and Human Services   Commission.                (2)  "Psychoactive medication" has the meaning   assigned by Section 242.505, Health and Safety Code.                (3)  "Psychotropic medication" has the meaning   assigned by Section 266.001, Family Code.          (b)  The commission shall conduct a study evaluating the   prevalence of the use of psychoactive or psychotropic medication by   persons who are reported to have committed suicide. The study must   evaluate:                (1)  for persons for whom a report described by   Subsection (c) indicated the use of psychoactive or psychotropic   medication:                      (A)  the period of time the person was taking   psychoactive or psychotropic medication;                      (B)  the medication the person was taking;                      (C)  whether there is evidence of the person   experiencing withdrawal symptoms; and                      (D)  if applicable, the period of time the person   was experiencing withdrawal symptoms; and                (2)  for persons for whom a report described by   Subsection (c) did not indicate the use of psychoactive or   psychotropic medication:                      (A)  whether there is evidence of the person   having recently discontinued using psychoactive or psychotropic   medication; and                      (B)  whether there is evidence of the person   experiencing withdrawal symptoms.          (c)  In conducting the study, the commission shall use   autopsy reports, toxicology reports, police reports, and other   information related to persons who are reported to have committed   suicide that are:                (1)  collected between January 1, 2016, to December 31,   2022; and                (2)  concerning persons who resided in counties with a   population of 450,000 or more.          (d)  Not later than October 1, 2025, the commission shall   prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and   the speaker of the house of representatives a written report   containing the results of the study.          (e)  The study required by this Act is a public record under   Chapter 552, Government Code.          (f)  The commission shall comply with all applicable state   and federal laws regarding personally identifiable information in   conducting the study.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.