{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-464.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.009","heading":"RULES AND STANDARDS.","body":"(a) The department shall license treatment facilities in a manner consistent with state and federal law and rules, including department licensing standards.\n(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for:\n(1) a treatment facility's organization and structure, policies and procedures, and minimum staffing requirements;\n(2) the services to be provided by a facility, including:\n(A) the categories of services the facility may provide;\n(B) the client living environment the facility requires; and\n(C) the requirement that a facility provide discharge planning and client follow-up contact;\n(3) client rights and standards for medication, nutrition, and emergency situations;\n(4) the client records kept by a facility;\n(5) the general physical plant requirements for a facility, including environmental considerations, fire protection, safety, and other conditions to ensure the health and comfort of the clients;\n(6) standards necessary to protect the client, including standards required or authorized by federal or other state law; and\n(7) the approval of a facility to treat adult or minor clients who are referred by the criminal justice system or by a court order for involuntary civil or criminal commitment or detention.\n(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to protect the rights of individuals receiving services from a treatment facility and to maintain the confidentiality of client records as required by state and federal law.\n(d) The executive commissioner by rule may not restrict competitive bidding or advertising by a facility regulated by the department under this chapter except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by the facility. However, those rules may not:\n(1) restrict the facility's use of any medium for advertising;\n(2) restrict in an advertisement the personal appearance of a person representing the facility or the use of that person's voice;\n(3) regulate the size or duration of an advertisement by the facility; or\n(4) restrict the facility's advertisement under a trade name.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 184, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1188, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE B. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 464. FACILITIES TREATING PERSONS WITH A CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY","SUBCHAPTER A. REGULATION OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.464.htm#464.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"1029985d23da16fe764becbc57498384bb3eaf591ab3038c06af74dc48583830","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-464.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-464.0095"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}