Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.002
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.002, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 252.002. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
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.
(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.
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