The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have
the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Individual subchapters may have definitions that are specific to the
subchapter.
(1) Addition--The addition of floor space to a facility.
(2) Administrator--The administrator of a facility.
(3) Administration of medication--Removing a unit or
dose of medication from a previously dispensed, properly labeled container;
verifying the medication with the medication order; giving the proper
medication in the proper dosage to the proper resident at the proper
time by the proper administration route; and recording the time of
administration and dosage administered.
(4) Advanced practice nurse--A person licensed to practice
professional nursing in accordance with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter
301, and authorized by the Texas Board of Nursing to practice as an
advanced practice nurse.
(5) Applicant--A person applying for a license under
Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 252.
(6) APA--The Administrative Procedure Act, Texas Government
Code, Chapter 2001.
(7) Attendant personnel--All persons who are responsible
for direct and non-nursing services to residents of a facility. (Nonattendant
personnel are all persons who are not responsible for direct personal
services to residents.) Attendant personnel come within the categories
of: administration, dietitians, medical records, activities, housekeeping,
laundry, and maintenance.
(8) Behavioral emergency--A situation in which severely
aggressive, destructive, violent, or self-injurious behavior exhibited
by a resident:
(A) poses a substantial risk of imminent probable death
of, or substantial bodily harm to, the resident or others;
(B) has not abated in response to attempted preventive
de-escalatory or redirection techniques;
(C) is not addressed in a behavior therapy program;
and
(D) does not occur during a medical or dental procedure.
(9) Care and treatment--Services required to maximize
resident independence, personal choice, participation, health, self-care,
psychosocial functioning and provide reasonable safety, all consistent
with the preferences of the resident.
(10) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)--The
federal agency that provides funding and oversight for the Medicare
and Medicaid programs. CMS was formerly known as the Health Care Financing
Administration (HCFA).
(11) Change of ownership--A change of 50 percent or
more in the ownership of the business organization that is licensed
to operate the facility, or a change in the federal taxpayer identification
number.
(12) Controlled substance--A drug, substance, or immediate
precursor as defined in the Texas Controlled Substance Act, Health
and Safety Code, Chapter 481, as amended, or the Federal Controlled
Substance Act of 1970, Public Law 91-513, as amended.
(13) Controlling person of an applicant, license holder,
or facility--A person who, acting alone or with others, has the ability
to directly or indirectly influence or direct the management, expenditure
of money, or policies of an applicant or license holder or of a facility
owned by an applicant or license holder.
(A) The term includes:
(i) a person who owns at least 5 percent interest in
the applicant or license holder;
(ii) a spouse of the applicant or license holder;
(iii) an officer or director, if the applicant or license
holder is a corporation;
(iv) a partner, if the applicant or license holder
is a partnership;
(v) a trustee or trust manager, if the applicant or
license holder is a trust;
(vi) a person that operates or contracts with others
to operate the facility;
(vii) a person who, because of a personal, familial,
or other relationship is in a position of actual control or authority
over the facility, without regard to whether the person is formally
named as an owner, manager, director, officer, provider, consultant,
contractor, or employee of the facility; and
(viii) a person who would be a controlling person of
an entity described in clauses (i) - (vii) of this subparagraph, if
that entity were the applicant or license holder.
(B) The term does not include an employee, lender,
secured creditor, or other person who does not exercise formal or
actual influence or control over the operation of a facility.
(14) DADS--The Department of Aging and Disability Services.
(15) Dangerous drug--Any drug as defined in the Texas
Dangerous Drug Act, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 483.
(16) Department--The Department of Aging and Disability
Services.
(17) Designee--A state agency or entity with which
DADS contracts to perform specific, identified duties related to the
fulfillment of a responsibility prescribed by this chapter.
(18) Drug (also referred to as medication)--A drug
is:
(A) any substance recognized as a drug in the official
United States Pharmacopeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the
United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to
any of them;
(B) any substance intended for use in the diagnosis,
cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man;
(C) any substance (other than food) intended to affect
the structure or any function of the human body; and
(D) any substance intended for use as a component of
any substance specified in subparagraphs (A)-(C) of this paragraph.
It does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories.
(19) Establishment--A place of business or a place
where business is conducted which includes staff, fixtures, and property.
(20) Facility--A facility serving persons with an intellectual
disability or related conditions licensed under this chapter as described
in §90.2 of this subchapter (relating to Scope) and required
to be licensed under the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 252.
(21) Governmental unit--A state or a political subdivision
of the state, including a county or municipality.
(22) Health care professional--A person licensed, certified,
or otherwise authorized to administer health care, for profit or otherwise.
The term includes a physician, licensed nurse, physician assistant,
podiatrist, dentist, physical therapist, speech therapist, and occupational
therapist.
(23) Hearing--A contested case hearing held in accordance
with the Administrative Procedure Act, Government Code, Chapter 2001,
and the formal hearing procedures in 1 TAC Chapter 357, Subchapter
I.
(24) Immediate and serious threat--A situation in which
there is a high probability that serious harm or injury to residents
could occur at any time or has already occurred and may occur again
if residents are not protected effectively from the harm or if the
threat is not removed.
(25) Immediate jeopardy to health and safety--A situation
in which immediate corrective action is necessary because the facility's
noncompliance with one or more requirements has caused, or is likely
to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to a resident
receiving care in the facility.
(26) Incident--An unusual or abnormal event or occurrence
in, at, or affecting the facility or the residents of the facility.
(27) Inspection--Any on-site visit to or survey of
a facility by DADS for the purpose of inspection of care, licensing,
monitoring, complaint investigation, architectural review, or similar
purpose.
(28) Large facility--Facilities with 17 or more resident
beds.
(29) Legal guardian--A person who is appointed guardian
under §693 of the Probate Code.
(30) Legally authorized representative--A person authorized
by law to act on behalf of a person with regard to a matter described
in this chapter, and may include a parent, guardian, or managing conservator
of a minor, or the guardian of an adult.
(31) License--Approval from DADS to establish or operate
a facility.
(32) License holder--A person who holds a license to
operate a facility.
(33) Licensed nurse--A licensed vocational nurse, registered
nurse, or advanced practice nurse.
(34) Life Safety Code (also referred to as the Code
or NFPA 101)--The Code for Safety to Life from Fire in Buildings and
Structures, Standard 101, of the National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA).
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