Sec. 1001.072.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH.  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.