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Hospital services staffed with medical and nursing professionals who provide 24-hour professional monitoring, supervision and assistance in an environment designed to provide safety and security during acute behavioral health crisis. Staff provides intensive interventions designed to relieve acute symptomatology and restore the patient's ability to function in a less restrictive setting.
Statements of Work
Forms/Handbooks/Rates
The Joint Commission
The Joint Commission is an independent, nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies nearly 21,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to meeting certain performance standards.
Statutes and Rules
- Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 46B, Incompetency to Stand Trial
- Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 241, Hospitals
- Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 571, General Provisions
- Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 572, Voluntary Mental Health Services
- Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 573, Emergency Detention
- Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 574, Court-Ordered Mental Health Services
- Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 577, Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities
- 25 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 133, Hospital Licensing
- 26 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 510, Private Psychiatric Hospitals and Crisis Stabilization Units
- 26 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 568, Standards of Care and Treatment in Psychiatric Hospitals
- 26 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 306, Subchapter D, Mental Health Services – Admission, Continuity, and Discharge
- 25 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 414, Subchapter I, Consent to Treatment with Psychoactive Medication – Mental Health Services
- 25 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 415, Subchapter F, Interventions in Mental Health Programs
Contact Mailbox
- Contracts: Email HHSC Performance Contracts
- Crisis Services Unit: Email HHSC Crisis Services