Bill Text: TX HB1289 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to the transportation of a person believed to be a person with mental illness.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-07 - Left pending in committee [HB1289 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB1289-Introduced.html
  85R6004 JG-D
 
  By: Murr H.B. No. 1289
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the transportation of a person believed to be a person
  with mental illness.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 573.001, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to
  read as follows:
         (d)  A peace officer who takes a person into custody under
  Subsection (a) shall immediately:
               (1)  transport the apprehended person to:
                     (A) [(1)]  the nearest appropriate inpatient
  mental health facility; or
                     (B) [(2)]  a mental health facility deemed
  suitable by the local mental health authority, if an appropriate
  inpatient mental health facility is not available; or
               (2)  transfer the apprehended person to a person listed
  in Section 574.045(a), who shall immediately transport the
  apprehended person to a facility described by Subdivision (1)(A) or
  (B).
         (d-1)  If a peace officer requests under Subsection (d)(2)
  that another person transport the apprehended person, the peace
  officer shall provide to the transporting person a completed
  notification of detention about the apprehended person on a form
  provided by Section 573.002(d).
         SECTION 2.  Sections 573.002(a), (d), and (e), Health and
  Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A peace officer shall immediately file with a facility a
  notification of detention after transporting a person to that
  facility in accordance with Section 573.001.  A person who
  transports a person to a facility at the request of a peace officer
  under Section 573.001(d)(2) shall immediately file with the
  facility the notification of detention completed by the peace
  officer who made the request.
         (d)  The peace officer shall provide [give] the notification
  of detention on the following form:
  Notification--Emergency Detention        NO. ____________________
  DATE:_______________ TIME:_______________
  THE STATE OF TEXAS
  FOR THE BEST INTEREST AND PROTECTION OF:
  ______________________________________
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY DETENTION
  [Now comes] _____________________________, a peace officer with
  (name of agency) _____________________________, of the State of
  Texas, [and] states as follows:
  1.  I have reason to believe and do believe that (name of person to
  be detained) __________________________ evidences mental illness.
  2.  I have reason to believe and do believe that the above-named
  person evidences a substantial risk of serious harm to
  himself/herself or others based upon the following:
  ________________________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________________________
  3.  I have reason to believe and do believe that the above risk of
  harm is imminent unless the above-named person is immediately
  restrained.
  4.  My beliefs are based upon the following recent behavior, overt
  acts, attempts, statements, or threats observed by me or reliably
  reported to me:
  ________________________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________________________
  5.  The names, addresses, and relationship to the above-named
  person of those persons who reported or observed recent behavior,
  acts, attempts, statements, or threats of the above-named person
  are (if applicable):
  ________________________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________________________
  ________________________________________________________________
  For the above reasons, I provide [present] this notification to
  seek temporary admission to the (name of facility)
  _________________________ inpatient mental health facility or
  hospital facility for the detention of (name of person to be
  detained) __________________________ on an emergency basis.
  6.  Was the person restrained in any way? Yes □ No □
  _________________________         BADGE NO. _____________________
  PEACE OFFICER'S SIGNATURE
  Address: _________________________ Zip Code: ____________________
  Telephone: ______________________
  A mental health facility or hospital emergency department may not
  require a peace officer or another person who transports the person
  to the facility or department to execute any form other than this
  form as a predicate to accepting for temporary admission a person
  detained by a peace officer under Section 573.001, Texas Health and
  Safety Code, and transported by the officer or another person under
  that section.
         (e)  A mental health facility or hospital emergency
  department may not require a peace officer or another person who
  transports the person to the facility or department to execute any
  form other than the form provided by Subsection (d) as a predicate
  to accepting for temporary admission a person detained by a peace
  officer under Section 573.001 and transported by the officer or
  another person under that section.
         SECTION 3.  Section 573.012, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to
  read as follows:
         (e)  A person apprehended under this section shall be:
               (1)  immediately transported for a preliminary
  examination by the peace officer in accordance with Section 573.021
  to:
                     (A) [(1)]  the nearest appropriate inpatient
  mental health facility; or
                     (B) [(2)]  a mental health facility deemed
  suitable by the local mental health authority, if an appropriate
  inpatient mental health facility is not available; or
               (2)  transferred to a person listed in Section
  574.045(a), who shall immediately transport the apprehended person
  for a preliminary examination in accordance with Section 573.021 to
  a facility described by Subdivision (1)(A) or (B).
         (e-1)  If a peace officer requests under Subsection (e)(2)
  that another person transport the apprehended person, the peace
  officer shall provide to the transporting person the warrant issued
  to the peace officer under Subsection (d).
         SECTION 4.  Section 573.021(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A facility shall temporarily accept a person for whom an
  application for detention is filed or for whom a peace officer or
  other person files a notification of detention completed by the
  peace officer under Section 573.002(a).
         SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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