In this chapter:
(1) "Advisory board" means the Mold Assessment and Remediation Advisory Board.
(1-a) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
(1-b) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.
(3) "License" means a license issued under this chapter.
(4) "Mold" means any living or dead fungi or related products or parts, including spores and hyphae.
(5) "Mold assessment" means:
(A) an inspection, investigation, or survey of a dwelling or other structure to provide the owner or occupant with information regarding the presence, identification, or evaluation of mold;
(B) the development of a mold management plan or remediation protocol; or
(C) the collection or analysis of a mold sample.
(6) "Mold remediation" means the removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventive activities, of mold or mold-contaminated matter that was not purposely grown at that location.