Sec. 252.002. DEFINITIONS. 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.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0772, eff. April 2, 2015.
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