The council by rule shall develop standards of care and case management for persons committed under this chapter.

1. (1) The council shall approve and contract for the provision of a treatment plan for the committed person to be developed by the treatment provider. A treatment plan may include the monitoring of the person with a polygraph or plethysmograph. The treatment provider may receive annual compensation in an amount not to exceed $6,000 for providing the required treatment.
2. (2) The case manager shall provide supervision to the person. The provision of supervision shall include a tracking service and, if required by court order, supervised housing.
3. (3) The council shall enter into appropriate memoranda of understanding with the Texas Department of Public Safety for the provision of a tracking service and for assistance in the preparation of criminal complaints, warrants, and related documents and in the apprehension and arrest of a person.
4. (4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of this section or any other provision of this subchapter, the council shall provide through the case management system any supervision or tracking service required under this chapter for persons residing in Dallas, Harris or Tarrant County. The council shall provide the tracking service under this subsection through two employees of the Department of State Health Services. Any tracking personnel used by the department for purposes of this chapter must be approved by the council or the council's designee.
5. (5) If the equipment necessary to implement the tracking service is available through a contract entered into by the comptroller, the Department of Public Safety or the council, as appropriate, shall acquire that equipment through that contract.
6. (6) The council shall enter into appropriate memoranda of understanding for any necessary supervised housing. The council shall reimburse the applicable provider for housing costs under this section. The committed person may not be housed for any period of time in a mental health facility, state school, or community center, unless the placement results from a commitment of the person to that facility, school, or center by governmental action.
7. (7) The case manager shall coordinate the outpatient treatment and supervision required by this chapter, including performing a periodic assessment of the success of that treatment and supervision. The case manager shall make timely recommendations to the judge on whether to allow the committed person to change residence or to leave the state and on any other appropriate matters. The case manager shall provide a report to the council, semiannually or more frequently as necessary, which must include: any known change in the person's status that affects proper treatment and supervision; and any recommendations made to the judge.

Source Note:The provisions of this §810.153 adopted to be effective April 24, 2011, 36 TexReg 2396; transferred effective September 1, 2011, as published in the Texas Register December 9, 2011, 36 TexReg 8391.