| (68) Related support services--Services to an individual,
family member, or caregiver that may improve the person's ability
to assist with an individual's independence and functioning. Services
include:
(A) information and referral;
(B) transportation;
(C) teaching caregiver skills;
(D) respite;
(E) counseling;
(F) instruction and training; and
(G) support groups.
(69) Responsible party--A person designated by an individual
as the individual's representative.
(70) RN--Registered nurse. A person licensed by the
Texas Board of Nursing to practice professional nursing.
(71) Safety--Protection from injury or loss of life
due to conditions such as fire, electrical hazard, unsafe building
or site conditions, and presence of hazardous materials.
(72) Sanitation--Protection from illness, transmission
of disease, or loss of life due to unclean surroundings, the presence
of disease transmitting insects or rodents, unhealthful conditions
or practices in preparation of food and beverage, or care of personal
belongings.
(73) Semi-ambulatory--Mobility relying on a walker,
crutch, cane, or other physical object, or independent use of wheelchair.
(74) Serious injury--An injury requiring emergency
medical intervention or treatment by medical personnel, either at
a facility or at an emergency room or medical office.
(75) Social activities--Therapeutic, educational, cultural
enrichment, recreational, and other activities in a facility or in
the community provided as part of a planned program to meet the social
needs and interests of an individual.
(76) TAC--Texas Administrative Code.
(77) UL--Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. A corporation
whose approval of a product indicates a level of testing and certification
that is acceptable to HHSC.
(78) Widespread in scope--A violation of Texas Human
Resources Code, Chapter 103, or a rule, standard, or order adopted
under Texas Human Resources Code, Chapter 103, that:
(A) is pervasive throughout the services provided by
the facility; or
(B) represents a systematic failure by the facility
that affects or has the potential to affect a large portion or all
the elderly persons or persons with disabilities receiving services
at the facility.
(79) Willfully interfere--To act or not act to intentionally
prevent, interfere with, or impede.
(80) Working with people--Acts involving delivery of
services to individuals either directly or indirectly. Experience
as a manager would meet this definition; however, experience in an
administrative support position such as a bookkeeper does not. Experience
does not have to be in a paid capacity.
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