{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-464.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.056","heading":"DECLARATION ON ADMISSION.","body":"(a) A program exempted under this subchapter may not admit a person unless the person signs the following statement on admission:\n\"DECLARATION:\n\"I understand that:\n(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 Department of State Health Services; and\n(2) (name of program) offers only nonmedical treatment and recovery methods, such as prayer, moral guidance, spiritual counseling, and scriptural study.\"\n(b) The program shall:\n(1) keep the original signed statement on file; and\n(2) provide a copy of the signed statement to the person admitted.\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. 3.1207, 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#464.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"4ca9f852d3165aab8a365c175be4c29dbb322c1aae549d7c24a2598ece8b0e0a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-464.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-464.057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}