Bill Text: TX HB4357 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a mental health provider to offer services or counseling based on the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-25 - Referred to Public Health [HB4357 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4357-Introduced.html
| 2019S0358-1 03/06/19 | ||
| By: Sanford | H.B. No. 4357 | |
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| relating to the authority of a mental health provider to offer | ||
| services or counseling based on the provider's sincerely held | ||
| religious beliefs. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Occupations Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Chapter 113 to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 113. UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY | ||
| CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS | ||
| SUBCHAPTER A. SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF | ||
| MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS | ||
| Sec. 113.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "mental | ||
| health provider" means: | ||
| (1) a behavior analyst licensed under Chapter 506; | ||
| (2) a chemical dependency counselor licensed under | ||
| Chapter 504; | ||
| (3) a licensed professional counselor licensed under | ||
| Chapter 503; | ||
| (4) a marriage and family therapist licensed under | ||
| Chapter 502; | ||
| (5) a nurse licensed under Chapter 301; | ||
| (6) a physician licensed under Subtitle B; | ||
| (7) a psychologist licensed under Chapter 501; | ||
| (8) a sex offender treatment provider licensed under | ||
| Chapter 110; | ||
| (9) a social worker licensed under Chapter 505; | ||
| (10) a special officer for offenders with mental | ||
| impairments certified under Section 1701.404; or | ||
| (11) another person licensed by this state to provide | ||
| professional therapy or counseling services. | ||
| Sec. 113.002. SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. A mental | ||
| health provider is not subject to disciplinary action or civil | ||
| liability for providing services or counseling based on the | ||
| provider's sincerely held religious beliefs. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
