TX HB2819

Establishes a new licensing requirement under the Health and Human Services Commission for outpatient behavioral health centers, defined as private facilities providing partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient mental health services for persons with substance use disorders or mental illness

Requires license applications to include facility name and location, physician in charge, ownership information, staff qualifications, equipment descriptions, and premises plans, along with nonrefundable application and license fees

Licenses are valid for two years, non-transferable, and specific to the licensed premises; renewal requires payment of fees and successful inspection demonstrating compliance with commission rules

Authorizes civil and administrative penalties for violations of the licensing requirements or adopted rules, with all collected fees deposited to the general revenue fund

Exempts mental hospitals, private mental hospitals licensed under Chapter 577, and psychiatric residential youth treatment facilities; centers operating on September 1, 2025 are not required to obtain a license until September 1, 2026