[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR54.5]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

                                SERVICES

 

PART 54_CHARITABLE CHOICE REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO STATES RECEIVING 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT BLOCK GRANTS AND/OR PROJECTS 

FOR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS GRANTS--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 54.5  Religious character and independence.



    A religious organization that participates in an applicable program 

will retain its independence from Federal, State, and local governments 

and may continue to carry out its mission, including the definition, 

practice and expression of its religious beliefs. The organization may 

not expend funds that it receives directly from SAMHSA or the relevant 

State or local government to support any inherently religious 

activities, such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization. 

Among other things, faith-based organizations may use space in their 

facilities to provide services supported by applicable programs, without 

removing religious art, icons, scriptures, or other symbols. In 

addition, a SAMHSA-funded religious organization retains the authority 

over its internal governance, and it may retain religious terms in its 

organization's name, select its board members on a religious basis, and 

include religious references in its organization's mission statements 

and other governing documents.