(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.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1204, eff. April 2, 2015.