Texas Human Resources Code - HUM RES § 111.002. Definitions

(1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., ch. 1 (S.B. 219), § 4.465(a)(92).

(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of assistive and rehabilitative services.

(2-a) “Department” means the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.

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

(3) “Individual with a disability” means any individual, except one whose disability is of a visual nature, who has a physical or mental impairment which constitutes a substantial impediment to employment, or to achieving maximum personal independence, but which is of a nature that rehabilitation services may be expected to enable the individual to engage in a gainful occupation or enable the individual to achieve a greater level of self-care and independent living.

(4) “Substantial impediment to employment” means a physical or mental impairment in light of attendant medical, psychological, vocational, educational, or other related factors that impedes an individual's occupational performance by preventing the individual from obtaining, retaining, or preparing for a gainful occupation consistent with the individual's capacities and abilities.

(5) “Rehabilitation services” means any equipment, supplies, goods, or services necessary to enable an individual with a disability to engage in a gainful occupation or to achieve maximum personal independence. To enable an individual with a disability to engage in a gainful occupation or achieve maximum personal independence, the department may engage in or contract for activities, including but not limited to:

(6) “Vocational rehabilitation program” means a program that provides rehabilitation services required to enable an individual with a disability to engage in a gainful occupation.

(7) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, § 2.116(b);Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 210, § 2.

(8) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., ch. 1 (S.B. 219), § 4.465(a)(92).