{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1368.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Insurance Code § 1368.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Chemical dependency\" means the abuse of, a psychological or physical dependence on, or an addiction to alcohol or a controlled substance.\n(2) \"Chemical dependency treatment center\" means a facility that provides a program for the treatment of chemical dependency under a written treatment plan approved and monitored by a physician and that is:\n(A) affiliated with a hospital under a contractual agreement with an established system for patient referral;\n(B) accredited as a chemical dependency treatment center by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations;\n(C) licensed as a chemical dependency treatment program by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse; or\n(D) licensed, certified, or approved as a chemical dependency treatment program or center by another state agency.\n(3) \"Controlled substance\" means an abusable volatile chemical, as defined by Section 485.001, Health and Safety Code, or a substance designated as a controlled substance under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.","path":["INSURANCE CODE","TITLE 8. HEALTH INSURANCE AND OTHER HEALTH COVERAGES","SUBTITLE E. BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER HEALTH COVERAGES","CHAPTER 1368. AVAILABILITY OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COVERAGE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/IN/htm/IN.1368.htm#1368.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:21Z","sha256":"d7143a453720973d41fc255a7531a31669990bed2640f3ca0bc81b20179e0748","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1367.303","next":"us-tx/tex.-insurance-code-1368.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}