Texas Health and Safety Code 168.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 168.001
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Diabetes management and treatment plan” means the document required by § 168.002.
(2) “Individualized health plan” means the document required by § 168.003.
(3) “Principal” includes the principal’s designee.
(4) “School” means a public elementary or secondary school. The term does not include an open-enrollment charter school established under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.
(5) “School employee” means a person employed by:
(A) a school;
(B) a local health department that assists a school under this chapter; or
(C) another entity with which a school has contracted to perform its duties under this chapter.
(6) “Unlicensed diabetes care assistant” means a school employee who has successfully completed the training required by § 168.005.