Texas Health and Safety Code 242.181 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 242.181
- 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
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this subchapter:
(1) “Person with a disability” means a person whose physical or mental functioning is impaired to the extent that the person needs medical attention, counseling, physical therapy, therapeutic or corrective equipment, or another person’s attendance and supervision.
(2) “Plan of care” means a written description of the medical care or the supervision and nonmedical care needed by a person during respite care.
(3) “Respite care” means the provision by an institution to a person, for not more than two weeks for each stay in the institution, of:
(A) room and board; and
(B) care at the level ordinarily provided for permanent residents.