Sec. 464.052.  EXEMPTION FOR FAITH-BASED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT PROGRAM.  (a)  Subchapter A does not apply to a chemical dependency treatment program that:
(1)  is conducted by a religious organization;
(2)  is exclusively religious, spiritual, or ecclesiastical in nature;
(3)  does not treat minors;  and
(4)  is registered under Section 464.053.
(b)  The department may not prohibit the use, by a program exempted under this subchapter, of the term "counseling," "treatment," or "rehabilitation."
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 663, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1204, eff. April 2, 2015.