Tex. Health & Safety Code § 469.001 · Chapter 469. VOLUNTARY ACCREDITATION OF RECOVERY HOUSING
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Accrediting organization" means a nonprofit organization the commission approves under Section 469.002 that develops and administers recovery housing accreditation programs.
(2) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.
(3) "Recovery house" means a shared living environment that:
(A) promotes sustained recovery from substance use disorders by integrating residents into the surrounding community and providing a setting that connects residents to supports and services promoting sustained recovery from substance use disorders;
(B) is centered on peer support; and
(C) is free from alcohol and drug use.
(4) "State health care regulatory agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.131.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1113 (H.B. 299), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.469.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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