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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES |
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Subtitle D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
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Chapter 48. INVESTIGATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS |
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Subchapter H. INVESTIGATIONS OF PROVIDERS OF HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES CONTRACTING WITH TDMHMR |
Sec. 48.351. DEFINITIONS
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In this subchapter:
(1) "Community center" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.
(2) "Department facility" means:
(A) a facility listed in Section 532.001, Health and Safety Code; or
(B) a state-operated community services program operated by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation or a facility of the department.
(3) "Home and community-based services" means the services described by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(c) that are provided by a person under a contract with the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
(4) "Local mental health authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.
(5) "Local mental retardation authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.
(6) "Provider" means a person who contracts with the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation to provide home and community-based services. The term includes an officer, employee, or agent of the provider, and any person with whom the provider subcontracts for the provision of those services.