Texas § HR.102.001 - DEFINITIONS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § HR.102.001 — DEFINITIONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ HR.102.001. DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Convalescent and nursing home" means an institution licensed by the Department of Aging and Disability Services under Chapter 242 , Health and Safety Code. (2) "Home health services" means the provision of health service for pay or other consideration in a patient's residence regulated under Chapter 142 , Health and Safety Code. (3) "Alternate care" means services provided within an elderly individual's own home, neighborhood, or community, including: (A) day care; (B) foster care; (C) alternative living plans, including personal care services; and (D) supportive living services, including attendant care, residential repair, or emergency response services. (4) "Person providing services" means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, or other private or public entity providing convalescent and nursing home services, home health services, or alternate care services. (5) "Elderly individual" means an individual 60 years of age or older. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5159, ch. 936, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 264, Sec. 25, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(20), (30), eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.101, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 475, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.362, eff. April 2, 2015.
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