Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 164.010 — PROHIBITED ACTS

HS § 164.010Title 2. HEALTH · Part H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS · Ch. 164. TREATMENT FACILITIES MARKETING AND ADMISSION PRACTICES

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It is a violation of this chapter, in connection with the marketing of mental health services, for a person to:

(1)advertise, expressly or impliedly, the services of a treatment facility through the use of:

(A)promises of cure or guarantees of treatment results that cannot be substantiated; or

(B)any unsubstantiated claims;

(2)advertise, expressly or impliedly, the availability of intervention and assessment services unless and until the services are available and are provided by mental health professionals licensed or certified to provide the particular service;

(3)fail to disclose before soliciting a referral source or prospective patient to induce a person to use the services of the treatment facility an affiliation between a treatment facility and its soliciting agents, employees, or contractors;

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 527 (H.B. 4454), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.