Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 577.002
Exemptions


(a)

A mental health facility operated by the department or a federal agency need not be licensed under this chapter.

(b)

This chapter does not apply to a psychiatric residential youth treatment facility certified under Chapter 577A (Psychiatric Residential Youth Treatment Facilities).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 573, Sec. 4.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1391, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032 (H.B. 3121), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Section 577.002 — Exemptions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­577.­htm#577.­002 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

Accessed:
Apr. 29, 2024

§ 577.002’s source at texas​.gov