HB1119 - Relating to a biennial report on the regional allocation of mental health beds.

  89R20482 MPF-F     By: Gámez, Campos H.B. No. 1119       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a biennial report on the regional allocation of mental   health beds.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 533.0515(e), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (e)  Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year,   [ the department, in conjunction with ] the commission and the   advisory panel[ , ] shall prepare and submit to the governor, the   lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,   the senate finance committee, the house appropriations committee,   and the standing committees of the legislature having jurisdiction   over mental health and human services a report that includes:                (1)  a summary of the activities of the commission[ ,   department, ] and advisory panel to develop or update the bed day   allocation methodology and bed day utilization review protocol;                (2)   an explanation of:                       (A)  the bed day allocation methodology;                       (B)   the outcomes of the implementation of the bed   day allocation methodology by region ;                       (C)   [ , including an explanation of ] how the   actual outcomes aligned with or differed from the expected   outcomes; and                       (D)     factors influencing the applicability of the   bed day allocation methodology;                (3)  for planning purposes, for each region, the actual   value of a bed day for the two years preceding the date of the report   and the projected value of a bed day for the five years following   the date of the report, as calculated by the commission   [ department ];                (4)  [ for each region, ] an evaluation of the factors in   Subsection (c)(1)(A)[ , including the availability of resources in   the region, ] that impact the use of state-funded beds in state   hospitals and other inpatient mental health facilities by the   patients described by Subsection (b) , including:                       (A)     the total amount of state money allocated to   mental health services in this state, categorized by service type;                       (B)     a breakdown by region of existing   state-funded mental health facilities and programs, including the   capacity, demand, and waitlist for those facilities and programs;                       (C)     the targeted number and actual number of   patients served by state-funded mental health facilities and   programs for each region;                       (D)     an assessment of the outcomes for patients   who occupied a state-funded bed;                       (E)     a comprehensive analysis of state-funded   mental health facilities and programs, including funding   allocations, service gaps, and capacity constraints; and                       (F)     the total number of entities that applied for   and were denied state-funded mental health grants due to funding   limitations, including, for each entity, the type of grant   requested and the amount actually provided ;                (5)  the outcomes of the implementation of the bed day   utilization review protocol , including the peer review process   identified by Subsection (c)(1)(B), and the impact of the use of the   protocol on the use of state-funded beds in state hospitals and   other inpatient mental health facilities by the patients described   by Subsection (b); and                (6)  any recommendations of the [ department, ]   commission[ , ] or advisory panel to enhance the effective and   efficient allocation of state-funded beds in state hospitals and   other inpatient mental health facilities for the patients described   by Subsection (b).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.