Texas Health and Safety Code 253.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 253.001
- 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) “Commission” means the Health and Human Services Commission.
(1-a) “Consumer” means a resident of or an individual receiving services from a facility covered by this chapter.
Text of subdivision effective until April 01, 2025
(1-b) “Consumer-directed service option” has the meaning assigned by § 531.051, Government Code.
Text of subdivision effective on April 01, 2025
(1-b) “Consumer-directed service option” has the meaning assigned by § 546.0101, Government Code.
(2) “Department” means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
(3) “Employee” means a person who:
(A) works at a facility or for an individual employer;
(B) is an individual who provides personal care services, active treatment, or any other personal services to a consumer or to an individual using the consumer-directed service option; and
(C) is not licensed by an agency of the state to perform the services the employee performs for the individual using the consumer-directed service option or at the facility or is a nurse aide employed by a facility.
(3-a) “Executive commissioner” means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.