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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 321.001

DEFINITIONS

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Central Counties Center for Mental Health & Mental Retardation Services v. Rodriguez (2001)

Most recently applied in Texas Laurel Ridge Hospital, L.P. D/B/A Laurel Ridge Treatment Center v. Dora Almazan (July 2012)

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 1.01, eff

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In this chapter:

(1) "Comprehensive medical rehabilitation" means the provision of rehabilitation services that are designed to improve or minimize a person's physical or cognitive disabilities, maximize a person's functional ability, or restore a person's lost functional capacity through close coordination of services, communication, interaction, and integration among several professions that share the responsibility to achieve team treatment goals for the person.

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

(2) "Hospital" has the meaning assigned by Section 241.003.

(3) "License" means a state agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, or other form of permission required by state law.

(4) "Mental health facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 571.003.

(5) "State health care regulatory agency" means a state agency that licenses a health care professional.

(6) "Treatment facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 464.001.

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