Sec. 533.082. DETERMINATION OF SAVINGS IN FACILITIES. (a) The department shall determine the degree to which the costs of operating department facilities for persons with mental illness in compliance with applicable standards are affected as populations in the facilities fluctuate.
(b) In making the determination, the department shall:
(1) assume that the current level of services and necessary state of repair of the facilities will be maintained; and
(2) include sufficient funds to allow the department to comply with the requirements of litigation and applicable standards.
(c) The department shall allocate to community-based mental health programs any savings realized in operating department facilities for persons with mental illness.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1335, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability
Chapter 533 - Powers and Duties of Department of State Health Services
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties Relating to Department Facilities
Section 533.081. Development of Facility Budgets
Section 533.082. Determination of Savings in Facilities
Section 533.083. Criteria for Expansion, Closure, or Consolidation of Facility
Section 533.084. Management of Surplus Real Property
Section 533.0844. Mental Health Community Services Account