26 Tex. Admin. Code § 564.401

Current through Reg. 49, No. 21; May 24, 2024
Section 564.401 - License Required
(a) A facility providing or offering chemical dependency treatment in Texas shall have a license issued by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) unless it is:
(1) a facility maintained or operated by the Federal government or its agencies;
(2) a facility directly operated by the State of Texas;
(3) a facility licensed by HHSC under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 241, 243, 248, 466, or 577;
(4) an educational program for intoxicated drivers;
(5) an individual who personally provides counseling or support services to a person with a chemical dependency but does not offer or purport to offer a chemical dependency treatment program;
(6) the private practice of a licensed health care practitioner or licensed chemical dependency counselor who personally renders individual or group services within the scope of the practitioner's license and in the practitioner's office;
(7) a religious organization registered under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 464, Subchapter C;
(8) a 12-step or similar self-help chemical dependency recovery program:
(A) that does not offer or purport to offer a chemical dependency treatment program;
(B) that does not charge program participants; and
(C) in which program participants may maintain anonymity;
(9) a juvenile justice facility or juvenile justice program, as defined by Texas Family Code § 261.405; or
(10) a satellite office or location in which the person providing services is operating under the supervision of a licensed outpatient care facility and the services delivered at the satellite site fall within the scope of the licensure of the outpatient care facility.
(b) The facility shall have a license for each physical location at which it provides residential services or outpatient services.
(c) A license is not transferable to a separate legal entity or to a different physical address.

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 564.401

Transferred from 25 TAC § 448.401 Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 14, April 5, 2024, TexReg 2197, eff. 4/30/2024