Texas To Revamp State Hospital System With New Construction, Facility Expansion & Renovation

On February 6, 2019, the Texas Health and Human Services released an addendum to its plan to redesign and improve the state psychiatric hospital system. The plan emphasizes academic partnerships and improving behavioral health service delivery. Goals of the effort include ensuring health care consumer safety, ensuring care in appropriate settings, expanding the state's maximum-security capacity, and decreasing waiting lists.

The plan was covered in "State Hospital Redesign," presented by the Health & Specialty Care System Deputy Executive Commissioner Mike Maples. The original plan was required by Senate Bill 1, 85th, Legislature, Article II, Health and Human Services . . .