Sec. 81.009. EXEMPTION FROM MEDICAL TREATMENT. (a) This chapter does not authorize or require the medical treatment of an individual who chooses treatment by prayer or spiritual means as part of the tenets and practices of a recognized church of which the individual is an adherent or member. However, the individual may be isolated or quarantined in an appropriate facility and shall obey the rules, orders, and instructions of the department or health authority while in isolation or quarantine.
(b) An exemption from medical treatment under this section does not apply during an emergency or an area quarantine or after the issuance by the governor of an executive order or a proclamation under Chapter 418, Government Code (Texas Disaster Act of 1975).
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies
Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 81.002. Responsibility of State and Public
Section 81.004. Administration of Chapter
Section 81.007. Limitation on Liability
Section 81.008. Communicable Disease in Animals; Exchange of Information
Section 81.009. Exemption From Medical Treatment
Section 81.011. Request for Information
Section 81.012. Designated Infection Control Officer
Section 81.013. Consideration of Federal Law and Regulations
Section 81.014. Long-Term Care Facility Infection Prevention and Control Program
Section 81.015. Antimicrobial Stewardship Regional Advisory Committees
Section 81.016. Personal Protective Equipment Reserve Advisory Committee
Section 81.016. Availability of Data Regarding Public Health Disaster