SB1365 —

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 531.09936, Government Code.

• Section 531.09936, Government Code

  Sec. 531.09936. GRANT PROGRAM TO FUND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES BY CERTAIN CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS. (a) In this section: (1) "Children's hospital" means a hospital designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as a children's hospital that is exempted by that federal agency from payment under the inpatient prospective payment system under Medicare. (2) "Grant program" means the grant program established under Subsection (b). (b) To the extent funds are appropriated to the commission for that purpose, the commission shall establish a grant program under which the commission provides grants to children's hospitals for the purpose of supporting and expanding the provision of mental and behavioral health services to children in this state. A grant awarded under the grant program may be a: (1) planning grant; (2) development grant; (3) capital improvement grant; or (4) grant for transitional operating support. (c) A children's hospital may apply for a grant under the grant program in the form and manner prescribed by the commission. (d) A grant recipient may use a grant awarded under the grant program only to increase the recipient's capacity to provide mental and behavioral health care services to children in this state. The commission shall monitor and evaluate the use of money awarded under the grant program to ensure compliance with this subsection. (e) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a biennial report to the legislature on the performance of the grant program during the preceding two state fiscal years. The report must include the name of each grant recipient awarded a grant under the program and the amount of the recipient's award during the fiscal years covered by the report.

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