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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Subtitle B. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS |
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Chapter 467. PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS |
Sec. 467.001. DEFINITIONS
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In this chapter:
(1) "Approved peer assistance program" means a program that is designed to help an impaired professional and that is:
(A) established by a licensing or disciplinary authority; or
(B) approved by a licensing or disciplinary authority as meeting the criteria established by the department and any additional criteria established by that licensing or disciplinary authority.
(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.
(3) "Impaired professional" means an individual whose ability to perform a professional service is impaired by chemical dependency on drugs or alcohol or by mental illness.
(4) "Licensing or disciplinary authority" means a state agency or board that licenses or has disciplinary authority over professionals.
(5) "Professional" means an individual who:
(A) may incorporate under The Texas Professional Corporation Act (Article 1528e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or
(B) is licensed, registered, certified, or otherwise authorized by the state to practice as a licensed vocational nurse, social worker, chemical dependency counselor, occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, licensed dietitian, or dental or dental hygiene school faculty member.
(6) "Professional association" means a national or statewide association of professionals, including any committee of a professional association and any nonprofit organization controlled by or operated in support of a professional association.
(7) "Student" means an individual enrolled in an educational program or course of study leading to initial licensure as a professional as such program or course of study is defined by the appropriate licensing or disciplinary authority.
(8) "Impaired student" means a student whose ability to perform the services of the profession for which the student is preparing for licensure would be, or would reasonably be expected to be, impaired by chemical dependency on drugs or alcohol or by mental illness.