Sec. 464.056.  DECLARATION ON ADMISSION.  (a)  A program exempted under this subchapter may not admit a person unless the person signs the following statement on admission:
"DECLARATION:
"I understand that:
(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
(2)  (name of program) offers only nonmedical treatment and recovery methods, such as prayer, moral guidance, spiritual counseling, and scriptural study."
(b)  The program shall:
(1)  keep the original signed statement on file;  and
(2)  provide a copy of the signed statement to the person admitted.
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. 3.1207, eff. April 2, 2015.