Relating to the collection of information on available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment.

HB 4420 requires hospitals providing inpatient mental health services in Texas to report specific data about available psychiatric beds, including bed availability broken down by patient age group (e.g., under 12, 12-17, 18+). The bill mandates hospitals to submit this information alongside patient demographics, admissions, discharges, diagnoses, and bed use details. The Health and Human Services Commission must also study current bed availability across different facility types (state hospitals vs. others) and patient categories (e.g., voluntarily admitted, civilly committed, or with intellectual disabilities). This data collection aims to improve transparency about mental health bed shortages during acute crises, directly affecting all inpatient mental health facilities in Texas.