The department is responsible for administering human services programs regarding mental health, including:
- (1) administering and coordinating mental health services at the local and state level;
- (2) operating the state's mental health facilities; and
- (3) inspecting, licensing, and enforcing regulations regarding mental health facilities, other than long-term care facilities regulated by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.09.