{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.057","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 504.057","heading":"APPROVAL OF PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.","body":"(a) The department shall approve one or more peer assistance programs established by the department or a professional association in accordance with Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code, from which persons licensed under this chapter may seek assistance.\n(b) The department shall approve a peer assistance program that:\n(1) meets the minimum criteria established by the executive commissioner or department under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;\n(2) meets any additional criteria established by the executive commissioner or department for chemical dependency counselors licensed under this chapter; and\n(3) is designed to assist a chemical dependency counselor whose ability to perform a professional service is impaired by abuse of or dependency on drugs or alcohol.\n(c) The department shall maintain a list of approved peer assistance programs for licensed chemical dependency counselors on the department's Internet website.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 504. CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS","SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.504.htm#504.057","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"91c698f113c44fcda038ee27b4e938c019a3b0282454ba2c8e2ae99fa8696557","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.056","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.058"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}