Tex. Health & Safety Code § 464.052 · Subchapter C. FAITH-BASED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT PROGRAMS
EXEMPTION FOR FAITH-BASED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT PROGRAM.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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."
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History
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.
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