Tex. Health & Safety Code § 464.052

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 464.052 - Exemption for Faith-Based Chemical Dependency Treatment Program

(a) Subchapter A does not apply to a chemical dependency treatment program that:

(1) is conducted by a religious organization;

(2) is exclusively religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical in nature;

(3) does not treat minors; and

(4) is registered under Section 464.053.

(b) The department may not prohibit the use, by a program exempted under this subchapter, of the term "counseling," "treatment," or "rehabilitation."

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.052

Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.1204, eff. 4/2/2015.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 663, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997.