Texas agencies must monitor compliance and administer approval for equivalent education programs in certain chemical dependency treatment facilities.
Sec. 521.376. DUTIES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, AND TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE; APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FEES. (a) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 627 (H.B. 4417), Sec. 3(2), eff. June 11, 2023. (b) The Health and Human Services Commission: (1) shall monitor a chemical dependency treatment facility's compliance with providing the approved educational program as described by Section 521.374(a)(2) providing equivalent education; and (2) shall administer the approval of the equivalent education provided in a chemical dependency treatment facility described by Section 521.374(a)(2)(C). (c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice: (1) shall monitor the compliance of a facility described by Section 521.374(a)(2)(A) or (B) with providing the approved educational program as described by Section 521.374(a)(2) providing equivalent education; and (2) shall administer the approval of the equivalent educational program provided in a facility described by Section 521.374(a)(2)(A) or (B). Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 577, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.296, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (S.B. 1070), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Reenacted and amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 543 (S.B. 181), Sec. 2.04, eff. September 1, 2021. Reenacted and amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 1480), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2021. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 627 (H.B. 4417), Sec. 3(2), eff. June 11, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 5183), Sec. 9, eff. June 18, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 5183), Sec. 10, eff. June 18, 2023.