{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-464.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.055","heading":"REPRESENTATIONS IN PROGRAM ADVERTISING OR LITERATURE.","body":"A program exempted under this subchapter shall conspicuously include in any advertisement or literature that promotes or describes the program or the program's chemical dependency treatment services the following statement:\n\"The treatment and recovery services at (name of program) are exclusively religious in nature and are not subject to licensure or regulation by the Department of State Health Services. This program offers only nonmedical treatment and recovery methods such as prayer, moral guidance, spiritual counseling, and scriptural study.\"\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 663, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1206, 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 C. FAITH-BASED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.464.htm#464.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"846d3f6fa0b45bed3d91f3f41a9215f36bb55a1be4f189adf46d289beed77990","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-464.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-464.056"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}