TX SB719

Requires hospitals providing mental health or chemical dependency services to report total inpatient psychiatric bed counts to the state, disaggregated by patient age, "online beds" (operational and occupied or available), and "offline beds" (unavailable to serve patients)

Directs the Health and Human Services Commission to conduct a study on psychiatric bed availability at state hospitals, contracted facilities, and non-contracted facilities, with breakdowns by admission type (competency restoration, emergency detention, court-ordered commitment, voluntary admission, not guilty by reason of insanity)

Study must evaluate patient populations by age group (adults 18+, adolescents 13-17, children 12 and under), those with intellectual/developmental disabilities, patients requiring 365+ days of treatment, and those reaching Medicare's 190-day inpatient limit

Requires assessment of 10-year projected need for additional psychiatric beds and workforce resources, plus feasibility of trauma service area regional advisory councils collecting and reporting bed availability data

Commission must submit findings and legislative recommendations to the legislature by December 1, 2026; study provisions expire September 1, 2027; implementation contingent on legislative appropriations