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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. 533.046. FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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(a) The department shall enter into an interagency agreement with the Texas Department of Human Services to:
(1) amend the eligibility requirements of the state's emergency assistance plan under Title IV-A, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 601 et seq.), to include mental health emergencies; and
(2) prescribe the procedures the agencies will use to delegate to the department and to local mental health and mental retardation authorities the administration of mental health emergency assistance.
(b) The interagency agreement must provide that:
(1) the department certify to the Texas Department of Human Services the nonfederal expenditures for which the state will claim federal matching funds; and
(2) the Texas Department of Human Services retain responsibility for making final eligibility decisions.
(c) The department shall allocate to local mental health and mental retardation authorities 66 percent of the federal funds received under this section.