Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 614.015. Continuity of Care for Offenders with Physical Disabilities, Terminal Illnesses, or Significant Illnesses

(1) identifying offenders in the criminal justice system who are persons with physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses;

(2) developing interagency rules, policies, and procedures for the coordination of care of and the exchange of information on offenders who are persons with physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses by local and state criminal justice agencies, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, the Department of State Health Services, and the Department of Aging and Disability Services; and

(3) identifying the services needed by offenders who are persons with physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses to reenter the community successfully.

(1) operate, with funds appropriated for that purpose, the continuity of care and service program for offenders in the criminal justice system who are persons with physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses; and

(2) actively seek federal grants or funds to operate and expand the program.