Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
Subtitle B. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS |
Chapter 464. FACILITIES TREATING ALCOHOLICS AND DRUG-DEPENDENT PERSONS |
Subchapter C. FAITH-BASED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT PROGRAMS |
Sec. 464.056. DECLARATION ON ADMISSION
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(a) A program exempted under this subchapter may not admit a person unless the person signs the following statement on admission:
"DECLARATION:
"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 Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; and
(2) (name of program) offers only nonmedical treatment and recovery methods, such as prayer, moral guidance, spiritual counseling, and scriptural study."
signed _____________________________date _____________(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.