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Agency: HHSC Procurement Number: HHS0002046 Procurement Name: Jail-Based Competency Restoration (JBCR) Pilot Program Program Name: Behavioral Health Services Release Date:
Submission Deadline: December 20, 2019 — 02:00 pm CST
Executive Summary
This procurement is intended to solicit proposals to be considered for funding through the Jail-Based Competency Restoration (JBCR) Pilot Program. Initially authorized by the passage of Senate Bill (S.B.) 1475, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, the Code of Criminal Procedure, Chapter 46B was amended to permit the provision of jail-based competency restoration services through a pilot program. The JBCR Pilot Program is intended to provide competency restoration education and individualized behavioral health treatment and services to individuals determined Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST).
By providing prompt access to clinically appropriate treatment and services to restore competency, the program seeks to reduce the number of and wait times for individuals pending admission to a State Hospital.