Sec. 504.057.  APPROVAL OF PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.  (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.
(b)  The department shall approve a peer assistance program that:
(1)  meets the minimum criteria established by the executive commissioner or department under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;
(2)  meets any additional criteria established by the executive commissioner or department for chemical dependency counselors licensed under this chapter; and
(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.
(c)  The department shall maintain a list of approved peer assistance programs for licensed chemical dependency counselors on the department's Internet website.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.