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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 252.002

DEFINITIONS

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case American International Specialty Lines Insurance v. Res-Care, Inc. (2008)

Most recently applied in Shiloh Treatment Center, Inc., Shiloh II, LLC, Behavior Training Research, Inc., and Clay Dean Hill v. Destin Ed Ward (April 2015)

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(1-a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of aging and disability services.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(3) "Designee" means a state agency or entity with which the department contracts to perform specific, identified duties related to the fulfillment of a responsibility prescribed by this chapter.

(3-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(4) "Facility" means a home or an establishment that:

(A) furnishes food, shelter, and treatment or services to four or more individuals unrelated to the owner;

(B) is primarily for the diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation of individuals with an intellectual disability or related conditions; and

(C) provides in a protected setting continuous evaluation, planning, 24-hour supervision, coordination, and integration of health or rehabilitative services to help each resident function at the resident's greatest ability.

(5) "Governmental unit" means the state or a political subdivision of the state, including a county or municipality.

(6) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or joint stock company and includes a legal successor of those entities.

(7) "Resident" means an individual, including a client, with an intellectual disability or a related condition who is residing in a facility licensed under this chapter.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.