Sec. 534.069.  CRITERIA FOR PROVIDING FUNDS FOR START-UP COSTS.  (a)  The executive commissioner by rule shall develop criteria to regulate the provision of payment to a private provider for start-up costs associated with the development of residential and other community services for persons with mental illness.
(b)  The criteria shall provide that start-up funds be awarded only as a last resort and shall include provisions relating to:
(1)  the purposes for which start-up funds may be used;
(2)  the ownership of capital property and equipment obtained by the use of start-up funds; and
(3)  the obligation of the private provider to repay the start-up funds awarded by the department by direct repayment or by providing services for a period agreed to by the parties.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.