Texas Health And Safety Code Title 7, Chapter 579 - Mental Health Jail Diversion Pilot Program; Harris County
- Texas Section 579.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department. (2) "County judge" means the county judge of Harris County. (3) "Department" means the...
- Texas Section 579.002 - Mental Health Jail Diversion Pilot Program
The department, in cooperation with the county judge, shall establish a pilot program in Harris County to be implemented by the county judge for the...
- Texas Section 579.003 - Criminal Justice Mental Health Service Model
The county judge shall design and test through the pilot program a criminal justice mental health service model oriented toward reducing the recidivism and frequency...
- Texas Section 579.004 - Critical Time Intervention
The pilot program, in applying the critical time intervention principle, must give persons with mental illness access to available social, clinical, housing, and welfare services...
- Texas Section 579.005 - Local Services Coordination
In designing the criminal justice mental health service model the county judge shall seek input from and coordinate the provision of services with the following...
- Texas Section 579.006 - Program Capacity
(a) In implementing the pilot program, the county judge shall ensure the program has the resources to provide mental health jail diversion services to not...
- Texas Section 579.007 - Financing The Program
(a) The creation of the pilot program under this chapter is contingent on the continuing agreement of the Commissioners Court of Harris County to contribute...
- Texas Section 579.008 - Inspections
The department may make inspections of the operation of and provision of mental health jail diversion services through the pilot program on behalf of the...
- Texas Section 579.009 - Report
(a) Not later than December 1, 2016, the commissioner shall evaluate and submit a report concerning the effect of the pilot program in reducing recidivism...
- Texas Section 579.010 - Conclusion; Expiration
The pilot program established under this chapter concludes and this chapter expires September 1, 2017. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 775 (S.B....
Last modified: September 28, 2016