Texas Statutes
Title 11 - Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services
Chapter 161 - Department of Aging and Disability Services

Section 161.0515. Assistant Commissioner for State Supported Living Centers - Sec. 161.0515. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS. (a)...

Section 161.0541. Maintenance of Merit System - Sec. 161.0541. MAINTENANCE OF MERIT SYSTEM. The merit system established...

Section 161.057. Criminal Background Checks - Sec. 161.057. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. (a) In this section, "eligible...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties of Department

Section 161.071. General Powers and Duties of Department - Sec. 161.071. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. The department...

Section 161.073. Rules - Sec. 161.073. RULES. The executive commissioner may adopt rules reasonably...

Section 161.074. Competitive Grant Program - Sec. 161.074. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The department shall establish...

Section 161.075. Immunity for Area Agencies on Aging and Agency Employees and Volunteers - Sec. 161.075. IMMUNITY FOR AREA AGENCIES ON AGING AND AGENCY...

Section 161.076. On-Site Surveys of Certain Providers - Sec. 161.076. ON-SITE SURVEYS OF CERTAIN PROVIDERS. At least every...

Section 161.077. Investigation Database - Sec. 161.077. INVESTIGATION DATABASE. (a) The department, in consultation with...

Section 161.078. Eligibility for Deaf-Blind With Multiple Disabilities Waiver Program - Sec. 161.078. ELIGIBILITY FOR DEAF-BLIND WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES WAIVER PROGRAM....

Section 161.079. Informal Caregiver Services - Sec. 161.079. INFORMAL CAREGIVER SERVICES. (a) In this section: (1)...

Section 161.080. Contracts for Services for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities - Sec. 161.080. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES....

Section 161.081. Long-Term Care Medicaid Waiver Programs: Streamlining and Uniformity - Sec. 161.081. LONG-TERM CARE MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMS: STREAMLINING AND UNIFORMITY....

Section 161.082. Long-Term Care Medicaid Waiver Programs: Utilization Review - Sec. 161.082. LONG-TERM CARE MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMS: UTILIZATION REVIEW. (a)...

Section 161.083. Corrections Medication Aides - Sec. 161.083. CORRECTIONS MEDICATION AIDES. (a) The executive commissioner shall...

Section 161.084. Medicaid Service Options Public Education Initiative - Sec. 161.084. MEDICAID SERVICE OPTIONS PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVE. (a) In...

Section 161.085. Interest List Reporting - Sec. 161.085. INTEREST LIST REPORTING. The department shall post on...

Section 161.086. Electronic Visit Verification System - Sec. 161.086. ELECTRONIC VISIT VERIFICATION SYSTEM. If it is cost-effective,...

Section 161.087. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 161.087. GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a) The department may accept...

Section 161.088. Trauma-Informed Care Training - Sec. 161.088. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING. (a) The department shall develop...

Section 161.089. Administrative Penalties - Sec. 161.089. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. (a) This section applies to the...

Section 161.0891. Amelioration Process - Sec. 161.0891. AMELIORATION PROCESS. (a) In lieu of demanding payment...

Section 161.0892. Informal Dispute Resolution - Sec. 161.0892. INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The executive commissioner by...

Subchapter D. -1. Administration of Medication for Clients With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Section 161.091. Definitions - Sec. 161.091. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Administration of medication"...

Section 161.092. Applicability - Sec. 161.092. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to administration of...

Section 161.093. Administration of Medication - Sec. 161.093. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION. (a) Notwithstanding other law, an...

Section 161.094. Department Duties - Sec. 161.094. DEPARTMENT DUTIES. (a) The department shall ensure that:...

Section 161.095. Liability - Sec. 161.095. LIABILITY. (a) A registered nurse performing a client...

Section 161.096. Conflict With Other Law - Sec. 161.096. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW. This subchapter controls to...

Subchapter E. Guardianship Services

Section 161.101. Guardianship Services - Sec. 161.101. GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES. (a) The department shall file an...

Section 161.102. Referral to Guardianship Program, Court, or Other Person - Sec. 161.102. REFERRAL TO GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAM, COURT, OR OTHER PERSON....

Section 161.103. Contract for Guardianship Services - Sec. 161.103. CONTRACT FOR GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES. If appropriate, the department...

Section 161.104. Quality Assurance Program - Sec. 161.104. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM. The department shall develop and...

Section 161.105. Oath - Sec. 161.105. OATH. A representative of the department shall take...

Section 161.106. Guardianship Powers and Duties - Sec. 161.106. GUARDIANSHIP POWERS AND DUTIES. In serving as guardian...

Section 161.107. Exemption From Guardianship Bonds, Certain Costs, Fees, and Expenses - Sec. 161.107. EXEMPTION FROM GUARDIANSHIP BONDS, CERTAIN COSTS, FEES, AND...

Section 161.108. Successor Guardian - Sec. 161.108. SUCCESSOR GUARDIAN. The department shall review each of...

Section 161.109. Access to Records or Documents - Sec. 161.109. ACCESS TO RECORDS OR DOCUMENTS. (a) The department...

Section 161.110. Legal Representation of Department - Sec. 161.110. LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF DEPARTMENT. (a) Except as provided...

Section 161.111. Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information - Sec. 161.111. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. (a) All files,...

Section 161.112. Indemnification for Legal Expenses - Sec. 161.112. INDEMNIFICATION FOR LEGAL EXPENSES. If a present or...

Section 161.113. Immunity - Sec. 161.113. IMMUNITY. (a) In this section, "volunteer" means a...

Section 161.114. Use of Volunteers - Sec. 161.114. USE OF VOLUNTEERS. (a) In this section, "volunteer"...

Subchapter F. Lifespan Respite Services Program

Section 161.151. Definitions - Sec. 161.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Chronic serious health...

Section 161.152. Lifespan Respite Services Program - Sec. 161.152. LIFESPAN RESPITE SERVICES PROGRAM. The department shall implement...

Section 161.153. Eligibility - Sec. 161.153. ELIGIBILITY. (a) A person is eligible to participate...

Section 161.154. Respite Services Contracts - Sec. 161.154. RESPITE SERVICES CONTRACTS. (a) The department shall contract...

Section 161.155. Respite Services Coordinator Functions - Sec. 161.155. RESPITE SERVICES COORDINATOR FUNCTIONS. A respite services coordinator...

Section 161.156. Rules - Sec. 161.156. RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary...

Subchapter G. Legislative Committee on Aging

Section 161.251. Definitions - Sec. 161.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Committee" means the...

Section 161.252. Legislative Committee on Aging Established - Sec. 161.252. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON AGING ESTABLISHED. The Legislative Committee...

Section 161.253. Composition of Committee; Presiding Officer - Sec. 161.253. COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE; PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The committee...

Section 161.254. Committee Powers and Duties - Sec. 161.254. COMMITTEE POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The committee shall:...

Section 161.255. Report - Sec. 161.255. REPORT. (a) The committee shall report to the...

Subchapter H. Certain Initiatives Relating to Aging

Section 161.301. Definition - Sec. 161.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "fund" means the Chris...

Section 161.302. Contract to Provide Outreach and Input Relating to Aging Population - Sec. 161.302. CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND INPUT RELATING TO...

Section 161.303. Establishment and Administration of Fund - Sec. 161.303. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF FUND. (a) The Chris...

Section 161.304. Use of Fund - Sec. 161.304. USE OF FUND. (a) The following may be...

Subchapter I. Fall Prevention Awareness

Section 161.351. Legislative Findings - Sec. 161.351. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: (1) in...

Section 161.352. Fall Prevention Awareness Week - Sec. 161.352. FALL PREVENTION AWARENESS WEEK. The week that begins...

Section 161.353. Fall Prevention Policy - Sec. 161.353. FALL PREVENTION POLICY. The department may develop recommendations...

Texas Statutes Title 11 - Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services Chapter 161 - Department of Aging and Disability Services

Texas Statutes
Title 11 - Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services
Chapter 161 - Department of Aging and Disability Services