26 Tex. Admin. Code § 307.109
Service Standards
Effective Feb 23, 202550 TexReg 1022Source 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.Texas Secretary of State
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.