(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish performance requirements and standards for the provision of mental health community services, as authorized by the Texas Health and Safety Code, §534.052.
(b) This subchapter applies to persons and entities with which the department contracts, including local mental health authorities (LMHA), managed care organizations (MCO), providers of mental health rehabilitative services, as defined in §419.453 of this title (relating to Definitions), and providers of mental health case management services, as defined in §412.403 of this title (relating to Definitions), and requires that they ensure the performance requirements and standards in this subchapter are met in the provision of mental health community services.

Source Note: The provisions of this §301.301 adopted to be effective April 29, 2009, 34 TexReg 2603; transferred effective March 15, 2020, as published in the February 21, 2020 issue of the Texas Register, 45 TexReg 1237