Section 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.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.002
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.0772, eff. 4/2/2015.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 693, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997.