(a) A facility providing or offering chemical dependency treatment in Texas shall have a license issued by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) unless it is:(1) a facility maintained or operated by the Federal government or its agencies;(2) a facility directly operated by the State of Texas;(3) a facility licensed by HHSC under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 241, 243, 248, 466, or 577;(4) an educational program for intoxicated drivers;(5) an individual who personally provides counseling or support services to a person with a chemical dependency but does not offer or purport to offer a chemical dependency treatment program;(6) the private practice of a licensed health care practitioner or licensed chemical dependency counselor who personally renders individual or group services within the scope of the practitioner's license and in the practitioner's office;(7) a religious organization registered under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 464, Subchapter C;(8) a 12-step or similar self-help chemical dependency recovery program:(A) that does not offer or purport to offer a chemical dependency treatment program;(B) that does not charge program participants; and(C) in which program participants may maintain anonymity;(9) a juvenile justice facility or juvenile justice program, as defined by Texas Family Code §261.405; or(10) a satellite office or location in which the person providing services is operating under the supervision of a licensed outpatient care facility and the services delivered at the satellite site fall within the scope of the licensure of the outpatient care facility.(b) The facility shall have a license for each physical location at which it provides residential services or outpatient services.(c) A license is not transferable to a separate legal entity or to a different physical address.