Texas Statutes
Subchapter F. Investigations of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation of Individuals Receiving Services From Certain Providers
Section 48.251. Definitions

Sec. 48.251. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this subchapter:
(1) "Behavioral health services" means:
(A) mental health services, as defined by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code; and
(B) interventions provided to treat chemical dependency, as defined by Section 461A.002, Health and Safety Code.
(2) "Community center" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.
(3) "Facility" means:
(A) a facility listed in Section 532.001(b) or 532A.001(b), Health and Safety Code, including community services operated by the Department of State Health Services or Department of Aging and Disability Services, as described by those sections, or a person contracting with a health and human services agency to provide inpatient mental health services; and
(B) a facility licensed under Chapter 252, Health and Safety Code.
(4) "Health and human services agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.001, Government Code.
(5) "Home and community-based services" means services provided in the home or community in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 1315, 42 U.S.C. Section 1315a, 42 U.S.C. Section 1396a, or 42 U.S.C. Section 1396n, and as otherwise provided by department rule.
(6) "Local intellectual and developmental disability authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.
(7) "Local mental health authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.
(8) "Managed care organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 533.001, Government Code.
(9) "Provider" means:
(A) a facility;
(B) a community center, local mental health authority, and local intellectual and developmental disability authority;
(C) a person who contracts with a health and human services agency or managed care organization to provide home and community-based services;
(D) a person who contracts with a Medicaid managed care organization to provide behavioral health services;
(E) a managed care organization;
(F) an officer, employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor of a person or entity listed in Paragraphs (A)-(E); and
(G) an employee, fiscal agent, case manager, or service coordinator of an individual employer participating in the consumer-directed service option, as defined by Section 531.051, Government Code.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt definitions of "abuse," "neglect," "exploitation," and "an individual receiving services" for purposes of this subchapter and investigations conducted under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.280, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 860 (S.B. 1880), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1272 (S.B. 760), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2015.

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