Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 306 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM
Subchapter D - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES-ADMISSION, DISCHARGE, AND CONTINUITY OF CARE
Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 306.151 - Purpose

(1) provide requirements on admission, discharge, and continuity of care; and

(2) address the interrelated roles and responsibilities of state hospitals, facilities with contracted psychiatric beds (CPBs), local mental health authorities (LMHAs), local behavioral health authorities (LBHAs), and local intellectual and developmental disability authorities (LIDDAs) in the delivery of mental health and co-occurring substance use disorder (SUD) services to individuals.

(1) clinically appropriate placement in an inpatient, residential, or community setting based on screening and assessment of the individual;

(2) timely access to evaluation and mental health, SUD, and other services in the least restrictive and most appropriate setting; and

(3) transitioning care between service types and providers for individuals receiving mental health or SUD services at state hospitals, CPBs, LMHAs, LBHAs, and LIDDAS, effectively and without interruption.