Sec. 534.016. SCREENING AND CONTINUING CARE SERVICES. (a) A community center shall provide screening services for:
(1) a person who requests voluntary admission to a Department of State Health Services facility for persons with mental illness; and
(2) a person for whom proceedings for involuntary commitment to a Department of State Health Services or Department of Aging and Disability Services facility for persons with mental illness or an intellectual disability have been initiated.
(b) A community center shall provide continuing mental health and physical care services for a person referred to the center by a Department of State Health Services facility and for whom the facility superintendent has recommended a continuing care plan.
(c) Services provided under this section must be consistent with the applicable rules and standards of each appropriate department.
(d) The appropriate commissioner may designate a facility other than the community center to provide the screening or continuing care services if:
(1) local conditions indicate that the other facility can provide the services more economically and effectively; or
(2) the commissioner determines that local conditions may impose an undue burden on the community center.
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. 3.1336, 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 534 - Community Services
Subchapter A. Community Centers
Section 534.001. Establishment
Section 534.0015. Purpose and Policy
Section 534.002. Board of Trustees for Center Established by One Local Agency
Section 534.003. Board of Trustees for Center Established by at Least Two Local Agencies
Section 534.004. Procedures Relating to Board of Trustees Membership
Section 534.005. Terms; Vacancies
Section 534.0065. Qualifications; Conflict of Interest; Removal
Section 534.007. Prohibited Activities by Former Officers or Employees; Offense
Section 534.008. Administration by Board
Section 534.010. Executive Director
Section 534.012. Advisory Committees
Section 534.013. Cooperation of Departments
Section 534.014. Budget; Request for Funds
Section 534.015. Provision of Services
Section 534.0155. For Whom Services May Be Provided
Section 534.016. Screening and Continuing Care Services
Section 534.017. Fees for Services
Section 534.0175. Trust Exemption
Section 534.018. Gifts and Grants
Section 534.019. Contribution by Local Agency
Section 534.020. Acquisition and Construction of Property and Facilities by Community Center
Section 534.021. Approval and Notification Requirements
Section 534.022. Financing of Property and Improvements
Section 534.023. Sale of Real Property Acquired Solely Through Private Gift or Grant
Section 534.031. Surplus Personal Property
Section 534.033. Limitation on Department Control and Review
Section 534.035. Review, Audit, and Appeal Procedures
Section 534.036. Financial Audit
Section 534.037. Program Audit
Section 534.038. Appointment of Manager or Management Team