Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 307 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
Subchapter G - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRANT AND FUNDING PROGRAMS
Division 1 - MENTAL HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM FOR JUSTICE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS
Section 307.309 - Eligible Projects
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
Grant proposals must meet the requirements and specifications set forth in the competitive request for proposal by HHSC. Projects eligible for grant funding include:
(1) continuation of a mental health jail diversion program;
(2) establishment or expansion of a mental health jail diversion program;
(3) establishment of alternatives to competency restoration in a state hospital, including outpatient competency restoration, inpatient competency restoration in a setting other than a state hospital, or jail-based competency restoration;
(4) provision of ACT in addition to the ACT required by the local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority performance contract or FACT with an outreach component;
(5) provision of intensive mental health services and substance use treatment not readily available in the county;
(6) provision of continuity of care services for an individual being released from a state hospital;
(7) establishment of interdisciplinary rapid response teams to reduce law enforcement's involvement with mental health emergencies; and
(8) provision of local community hospital, crisis, respite, or residential beds.
