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Recovery program for addiction in Texas under voluntary accreditation
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An accrediting organization shall ensure a recovery house does not offer or claim to offer chemical dependency treatment services as outlined in Texas Health and Safety Code Section 464.001(4) and 26 TAC Chapter 564 at the site of the recovery house without a chemical dependency treatment facility license issued under 26 TAC Chapter 564. Recovery program for addiction in Texas sits under 26 TAC 571.21(a)(5).
What is a recovery program for addiction
Accreditation as a recovery house is voluntary under 26 TAC Chapter 571. HHSC's adoption of that chapter states that, effective September 1, 2025, a recovery house must be accredited by an accrediting organization under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 469 to receive state money. Section 469.002 lets the commission approve only the National Alliance for Recovery Residences or the Oxford House Incorporated to serve as an accrediting organization. National Alliance for Recovery Residences shall require an applicant or accredited recovery house to designate at least one individual to serve as the recovery house's responsible party, in accordance with Section 469.004. The responsible party shall satisfactorily complete training the accrediting organization provides, and shall be responsible for administering the recovery house in accordance with the accreditation standards. An accredited recovery house shall notify the accrediting organization before the 30th business day after the date of any change to the designated responsible party.
Types of recovery programs for addiction
26 TAC 571.5 lists places ineligible for accreditation as a recovery house: a home and community support services agency licensed under Chapter 142; a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242; a continuing care facility regulated under Chapter 246; an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247; an intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability licensed under Chapter 252; a boarding home facility, as defined by Section 260.001; a chemical dependency treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464, Subchapter A; a child-care facility licensed under Human Resources Code Chapter 42; a family violence shelter center, as defined by Human Resources Code Section 51.002; an entity qualified as a community home under Human Resources Code Chapter 123; and a hotel, as defined by Tax Code Section 156.001.
Accredited recovery house advertising
Pursuant to Section 469.007, an accrediting organization shall ensure a recovery house accredited by that organization does not advertise or otherwise communicate that the recovery house is accredited by an accrediting organization unless the recovery house is accredited in accordance with Chapter 469 and 26 TAC Chapter 571, and does not advertise or cause to be advertised in any manner any false, misleading, or deceptive information about the recovery house. Brazos files the housing row at (844) 833-0738.