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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 247.002. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

In this chapter:

(1) “Assisted living facility” means an establishment that:

(A) furnishes, in one or more facilities, food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the proprietor of the establishment;

(B) provides:

(i) personal care services; or

(ii) administration of medication by a person licensed or otherwise authorized in this state to administer the medication;

(C) may provide assistance with or supervision of the administration of medication;

(D) may provide skilled nursing services for the following limited purposes:

(i) coordination of resident care with outside home and community support services agencies and other health care professionals;

(ii) provision or delegation of personal care services and medication administration as described by this subdivision;

(iii) assessment of residents to determine the care required; and

(iv) for periods of time as established by department rule, delivery of temporary skilled nursing treatment for a minor illness, injury, or emergency; and

(E) may provide health maintenance activities as defined by rule by the Texas Board of Nursing.

(2) “Commission” means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2-a) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of aging and disability services.

(3) “Controlling person” means a person who controls an assisted living facility or other person as described by Section 247.005.

(4) “Department” means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(4-a) “Executive commissioner” means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(5) “Personal care services” means:

(A) assistance with feeding, dressing, moving, bathing, or other personal needs or maintenance; or

(B) general supervision or oversight of the physical and mental well-being of a person who needs assistance to maintain a private and independent residence in an assisted living facility or who needs assistance to manage the person's personal life, regardless of whether a guardian has been appointed for the person.

(6) “Qualified religious society” means a church, synagogue, or other organization or association that is organized primarily for religious purposes and that:

(A) has been in existence in this state for at least 35 years; and

(B) does not distribute any of its income to its members, officers, or governing body other than as reasonable compensation for services or reimbursement of expenses.

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