Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 464.056
Declaration on Admission


(a)

A program exempted under this subchapter may not admit a person unless the person signs the following statement on admission:
"I understand that:

(1)

the treatment and recovery services at (name of program) are exclusively religious in nature and are not subject to licensure or regulation by the Department of State Health Services; and

(2)

(name of program) offers only nonmedical treatment and recovery methods, such as prayer, moral guidance, spiritual counseling, and scriptural study."

(b)

The program shall:

(1)

keep the original signed statement on file; and

(2)

provide a copy of the signed statement to the person admitted.
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. 3.1207, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 464.056 — Declaration on Admission, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­464.­htm#464.­056 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 20, 2024

§ 464.056’s source at texas​.gov