Bill Text: TX HB4200 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 4200 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the provision of services by nonphysician mental health professionals at school districts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-21 - Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select [HB4200 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB4200-Introduced.html

	88R13115 AMF-F

	By: Ramos	H.B. No. 4200



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the provision of services by nonphysician mental health
	professionals at school districts.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 38.0101, Education Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 38.0101. [~~AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY OR CONTRACT WITH~~]
	NONPHYSICIAN MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS [~~PROFESSIONAL~~]. (a) A
	school district shall [~~may~~] employ or contract with one or more
	nonphysician mental health professionals to provide services at
	each district campus. A school district must provide at least one
	nonphysician mental health professional for every 600 students at
	each campus.
	(b) A nonphysician mental health professional providing
	services under this section shall implement a comprehensive mental
	health program for the campus the professional serves and spend at
	least 80 percent of the professional's total work time providing
	direct or indirect mental health services to students. The
	commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this
	subsection.
	(c) In this section, "nonphysician mental health
	professional" means:
	(1) a psychologist licensed to practice in this state
	and designated as a health-service provider;
	(2) a registered nurse with a master's or doctoral
	degree in psychiatric nursing;
	(3) a licensed clinical social worker;
	(4) a professional counselor licensed to practice in
	this state; or
	(5) a marriage and family therapist licensed to
	practice in this state.
	(d) Each school district must demonstrate to the agency
	compliance with this section not later than August 1, 2025. This
	subsection expires August 1, 2026.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.