Texas Health And Safety Code Title 6, Chapter 464 - Facilities Treating Persons With A Chemical Dependency
SUBCHAPTER A REGULATION OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT FACILITIES
- Texas Section 464.001 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Chemical dependency" means: (A) abuse of alcohol or a controlled substance; (B) psychological or physical dependence on alcohol or a controlled...
- Texas Section 464.002 - License Required
A person may not offer or purport to offer chemical dependency treatment without a license issued under this subchapter, unless the person is exempted under...
- Texas Section 464.003 - Exemptions
This subchapter does not apply to: (1) a facility maintained or operated by the federal government; (2) a facility directly operated by the state; (3)...
- Texas Section 464.004 - License Application And Issuance
(a) To receive a license to operate a treatment facility to treat persons with a chemical dependency, a person must: (1) file a written application...
- Texas Section 464.005 - License Renewal
(a) The department shall provide renewal application forms and information relating to renewal procedures to each license holder. (b) The department may require an inspection...
- Texas Section 464.0055 - Accreditation Review To Satisfy Inspection Requirements
Sec. 464.0055. ACCREDITATION REVIEW TO SATISFY INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) In this section, "accreditation commission" means the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, The Joint Commission,...
- Texas Section 464.006 - Inspections
The department or its representative may without notice enter the premises of a treatment facility at reasonable times, including any time treatment services are provided,...
- Texas Section 464.007 - Application And Inspection Fees
(a) The department shall collect nonrefundable application and review fees for a license or renewal license. The department may collect a fee for approving a...
- Texas Section 464.008 - Applicability Of Other Law To Application And Inspection Fees
All application and inspection fees collected by the department under this subchapter are subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code. Acts 1989, 71st Leg.,...
- Texas Section 464.009 - Rules And Standards
(a) The department shall license treatment facilities in a manner consistent with state and federal law and rules, including department licensing standards. (b) The executive...
- Texas Section 464.0095 - Restraint And Seclusion
A person providing services to a client at a treatment facility shall comply with Chapter 322 and the rules adopted under that chapter. Added by...
- Texas Section 464.010 - Reports Of Abuse Or Neglect
(a) A person, including treatment facility personnel, who believes that a client's physical or mental health or welfare has been, is, or will be adversely...
- Texas Section 464.011 - Disclosure Of Department Records
Unless prohibited or limited by federal or other state law, the department may make its licensing and investigatory records that identify a client available to...
- Texas Section 464.012 - Hiv Infection Education, Testing, And Counseling
(a) A treatment facility licensed under this chapter shall provide to employees of the facility education regarding methods of transmitting and preventing human immunodeficiency virus...
- Texas Section 464.014 - Denial, Revocation, Suspension, Or Nonrenewal Of License
(a) The department shall deny, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand...
- Texas Section 464.0145 - Disciplinary Action Hearing
(a) If the department proposes to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a person's license, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the...
- Texas Section 464.015 - Injunction
(a) The department may petition a district court to restrain a person or facility that violates the rules, standards, or licensing requirements provided under this...
- Texas Section 464.016 - Criminal Penalty
(a) A person commits an offense if the person establishes, conducts, manages, or operates a treatment facility without a license. Each day of violation constitutes...
- Texas Section 464.017 - Civil Penalty
(a) A person or facility is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 for each day of violation and for each act...
- Texas Section 464.018 - Notice Of Suit
Not later than the seventh day before the date on which the attorney general intends to bring suit on the attorney general's own initiative under...
- Texas Section 464.019 - Administrative Penalty
(a) The department may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed or regulated under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or...
- Texas Section 464.0195 - Recovery Of Costs
If the attorney general brings an action to enforce an administrative penalty assessed under Section 464.019 and the court orders the payment of the penalty,...
SUBCHAPTER B COUNTY CONTRACTS WITH ALCOHOLISM PROGRAMS AND CENTERS
- Texas Section 464.020 - Additional Requirements For Disciplinary Alternative Education Treatment Programs
(a) A disciplinary alternative education program under Section 37.008, Education Code, may apply for a license under this chapter to offer chemical dependency treatment services....
- Texas Section 464.031 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Alcoholism program or center" means a public or private alcoholism prevention, intervention, treatment, or rehabilitation program or center. (2) "Department" means...
- Texas Section 464.032 - County Contracts With Alcoholism Programs Or Centers
(a) A county or a group of counties acting together may contract with an alcoholism program or center to provide prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services...
- Texas Section 464.033 - Application For Contract
(a) To be eligible to contract with a county, an alcoholism program or center providing prevention or intervention services must submit an application to the...
- Texas Section 464.034 - Review Of Contract Applications; List
(a) A regional alcoholism advisory committee shall: (1) review each application received; and (2) rank the applications using guidelines for reviewing funding applications established by...
SUBCHAPTER C FAITH-BASED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT PROGRAMS
- Texas Section 464.035 - Payment Of Contract Amounts
To pay for services provided under a contract with an alcoholism program or center, the commissioners court by order may dedicate for payment to the...
- Texas Section 464.051 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Chemical dependency" has the meaning assigned by Section 464.001. (2) "Department" has the meaning assigned by Section 464.001. (2-a) "Executive commissioner"...
- Texas Section 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,...
- Texas Section 464.053 - Exempt Program Registration
The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a simple procedure for a faith-based chemical dependency treatment program to register the program's exemption under Section 464.052....
- Texas Section 464.054 - Medical Services Prohibited
A program exempted under this subchapter may not provide medical care, medical detoxification, or medical withdrawal services. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 663,...
- Texas Section 464.055 - Representations In Program Advertising Or Literature
A program exempted under this subchapter shall conspicuously include in any advertisement or literature that promotes or describes the program or the program's chemical dependency...
- Texas Section 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:...
- Texas Section 464.057 - Revocation Of Exemption
The department may revoke the exemption after notice and hearing if: (1) the organization conducting the program fails to timely inform the department of any...
- Texas Section 464.058 - General Directive To State Agencies
A state agency may not deny to an individual a state or federal social service benefit on the basis that the individual is participating in...
- Texas Section 464.059 - Religion Not Endorsed
This subchapter is not intended to aid religion. This subchapter is intended to aid persons with a chemical dependency by supporting programs that serve the...
- Texas Section 464.060 - Direct Public Funding Prohibited
A program exempted under this subchapter is not eligible to compete against a licensed program for direct federal or state treatment funding. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 464.061 - Effect On Health And Safety Duties Or Powers
This subchapter does not affect the authority of a local, regional, or state health department official, the state fire marshal, or a local fire prevention...
Last modified: September 28, 2016