Texas Human Resources Code
§ 45.005 — SECONDARY SERVICES PROVIDERS AND REFERRALS
HR § 45.005Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES · Ch. 45. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE FOR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES PROVIDERS
Statute text
View on source(a)A child welfare services provider may not be required to provide any service that conflicts with the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs.
(b)A governmental entity or any person that operates under governmental authority to refer or place children for child welfare services shall:
(1)ensure that a secondary child welfare services provider is available in that catchment area to provide a service described by Subsection (a) to a child; or
(2)if there is an insufficient number of secondary services providers willing or available in that catchment area to provide that service, provide for one or more secondary services providers in a nearby catchment area.
(c)A child welfare services provider who declines to provide a child welfare service as authorized by this section shall:
(1)provide to the person seeking the service written information directing the person to:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1152 (H.B. 3859), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.