Tex. Health & Safety Code 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 (Exempt Program Registration).

(b)

The department may not prohibit the use, by a program exempted under this subchapter, of the term “counseling,” “treatment,” or “rehabilitation.”
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 663, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1204, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 464.052 — Exemption for Faith-based Chemical Dependency Treatment Program, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­464.­htm#464.­052 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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