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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 307 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER C - JAIL-BASED COMPETENCY RESTORATION PROGRAM
SECTION/RULE §307.109 - Service Standards
Chapter Review Date 07/23/2024

A JBCR program must:(1) use a multidisciplinary treatment team focused on the objective of restoring the individual to competency to stand trial;(2) employ or contract for the services of at least one psychiatrist; (3) provide JBCR through licensed professionals, QMHP-CSs, or QIDPs as permitted by their professional license or credentials; (4) provide weekly competency restoration hours commensurate to the treatment hours provided as part of a competency restoration program at an inpatient mental health facility; (5) provide JBCR in a designated space in the jail, separate from the space used for the general population of the jail;(6) ensure coordination of general health care; (7) provide mental health treatment, SUD treatment, and referral to ID services to individuals, as clinically indicated, for competency restoration;(8) supply clinically appropriate psychoactive medications for purposes of administering court-ordered medication to individuals as applicable and in accordance with Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 46B.086 or Texas Health and Safety Code §574.106; and (9) assess individuals for suicidality and homicidality and develop a safety plan based on the needs of the individual.

Source Note: The provisions of this §307.109 adopted to be effective August 6, 2018, 43 TexReg 5091; transferred effective February 15, 2020, as published in the Texas Register January 17, 2020, 45 TexReg 470; amended to be effective February 23, 2025, 50 TexReg 1022.

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