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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION |
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Subtitle A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION |
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Chapter 533. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO PROVISION OF SERVICES |
Sec. 533.045. USE OF CERTAIN DRUGS FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS
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(a) The department may place on a clozapine treatment plan each patient in a state hospital for whom the treatment is medically feasible and appropriate. The department may place a patient on a treatment plan using a drug other than clozapine if the drug produces results that are similar to or better than clozapine in treating schizophrenics.
(b) If a patient in a state hospital responds to a treatment plan required or authorized by Subsection (a) to the extent that the patient can be discharged from the hospital, the department may:
(1) assist the patient in applying for disability benefits and for Medicaid if the patient is potentially eligible;
(2) place the patient in a community setting with continuing drug treatments and with medical monitoring;
(3) provide or ensure that the patient is provided supportive housing, rehabilitation services, and job placement, as appropriate; and
(4) provide outpatient care at state hospitals or require a local mental health authority to provide outpatient care, as appropriate.
(c) The department may use facility beds vacated by patients discharged through the use of a treatment plan allowed by Subsection (a) for other appropriate uses.