The following words and terms, when used in 40 TAC chs. 141, 142, 144, 147, 148, 150, and 153 of this title shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Abuse--An intentional, knowing, or reckless act or omission by provider personnel, a counselor, applicant for counselor licensure, or counselor intern that causes or may cause death, emotional harm or physical injury to a participant or client. Abuse includes without limitation the following: (A) any sexual activity between provider personnel, a counselor, applicant for counselor licensure, or counselor intern and a participant or client; (B) corporal punishment; (C) nutritional deprivation or sleep deprivation; (D) efforts to cause fear; (E) the use of any form of communication to threaten, curse, shame, or degrade a participant or client; (F) restraint that does not conform with chapter 148 of this title (relating to Standard of Care); (G) coercive or restrictive actions taken in response to a participant or client's request for discharge or refusal of medication or treatment that are illegal or not justified by the participant or client's condition; and (H) any other act or omission classified as abuse by Texas law, including but not limited to, TEX. FAMILY CODE ANN. §261.001 (Vernon 1996) and TEX. HUM. RES. CODE ANN. §48.002 (Vernon Supp. 2004). (2) Administrative Discharge--A discharge report processed by the Commission for a client whose last admission date and/or last billing end date exceeds 50 days. (3) Administrative Follow-up--A report processed by the Commission if 90 days for non-detoxification clients or 40 days for detoxification clients have elapsed from the client's last discharge date and the client has not been readmitted to the same provider within 60 days (non-detoxification clients) or ten days (detoxification clients). (4) Administrative Hearing--An appeals hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). (5) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)--An individual appointed by the chief administrative law judge of SOAH under TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. §2003.041 (Vernon 2004) to preside over a contested case proceeding. (6) Administrative Procedure Act (APA)--TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. ch. 2001 (Vernon 2000 & Supp. 2004), as amended. (7) Adolescent--An individual 13 through 17 years of age whose disabilities of minority have not been removed by marriage or judicial decree. (8) Adult--An individual 18 years of age or older, or an individual under the age of 18 whose disabilities of minority have been removed by marriage or judicial decree. (9) Agency--TCADA. (10) Alternative Activities--A strategy that gives participants and their families the opportunity to take part in educational, cultural, recreational, skill-building, and work-oriented substance-free activities. Activities under this strategy are designed to encourage and foster bonding with peers, family and community. (11) Applicant--A person who has submitted an application for an initial license to provide chemical dependency counseling or treatment, renewal of a license, or certification or approval for provision of an offender education program. For funding purposes, an applicant is a person who has submitted a proposal or application to provide substance abuse services in response to a solicitation issued by the Commission. (12) Assessment--An ongoing process through which the counselor collaborates with the client and others to gather and interpret information necessary for developing and revising a treatment plan and evaluating client progress toward achievement of goals identified in the treatment plan, resulting in comprehensive identification of the client's strengths, weaknesses, and problems/needs. (13) ATOD--Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs collectively. (14) Authorized Representative--An attorney authorized to practice law in the State of Texas or, if authorized by applicable law, a person designated in writing by a party to represent the party. (15) Behavioral Health Integrated Provider System (BHIPS)--The Commission's Internet-based computer system for contracted service providers that offers contractors the tools to meet State and Federal requirements for reporting, including capturing required client and billing data. (16) Block Grant--Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant, 42 U.S.C. 300x-21, et seq. (17) Brief Interventions--Practices designed to initiate a resolution of a problem and motivate an individual to begin to do something about his or her substance abuse. Brief interventions are described in "Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance Abuse" (Treatment Improvement Protocol 34), published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). Brief interventions are short counseling sessions that can be as short as five minutes or long as an hour for "at risk" or "harmful" users that are not chemically dependent. These interventions are for the purpose of goal setting within safe limits, giving self care instruction and referral to other sources that are appropriate. For those clients that are dependent or for whom the position along the stage of change spectrum of alcohol or drug problems is uncertain, the brief intervention is a negotiation process to seek further assessment and referral to an appropriate level of care. The brief intervention is summarized by the acronym FRAMES: feedback, responsibility, advice, menu of strategies, empathy and self-efficacy. (18) Brief Therapy--A systematic, focused process that relies on client engagement, and rapid implementation of change strategies. Brief therapies are described in "Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance Abuse" (Treatment Improvement Protocol 34), published by CSAT. (19) Business Day--A weekday on which State offices are open. (20) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Prevention Strategies-- (A) Community-Based Process--A strategy designed to enhance the ability of the community to provide effective prevention, intervention, and treatment services for ATOD problems and HIV infection through community mobilization and empowerment. Activities include multi-agency coordination and collaboration, networking, and development of written agreements among community organizations. (B) Environmental and Social Policy--A strategy designed to establish or change written and unwritten community standards, codes, and attitudes, thereby influencing incidence and prevalence of substance abuse in the general population. It includes activities that center on legal and regulatory initiatives and those that relate to the service and action-oriented initiatives. (C) Information Dissemination--A strategy that provides awareness and knowledge of ATOD problems and/or HIV infection and their harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities. It also gives the general population information about available programs and services. Information dissemination is characterized by one-way communication from the source to the audience, with limited contact between the two. Information is disseminated through written communications and/or in-person community presentations. (D) Prevention Education and Skills Training--A curriculum-based strategy designed to develop decision-making, problem solving, and other life skills. It also provides accurate information about the harmful effects of ATOD use, abuse and addiction pertinent to the needs of the target population. The basis of activities under this strategy is interaction between the educator/facilitator and the participants. These activities are aimed to increase protective factors, foster resiliency, decrease risk factors and affect critical life and social skills relative to substance abuse and/or HIV risk of the participant and/or family members. (E) Problem Identification and Referral--A strategy that provides services designed to ensure access to appropriate levels and types of services needed by youth or adult participants. (F) Alternative Activities--A strategy that gives participants and their families the opportunity to take part in educational, cultural, recreational, skill-building, and work-oriented substance-free activities. Activities under this strategy are designed to encourage and foster bonding with peers, family and community. (21) Chemical Dependency--In addition to the statutory provisions defining chemical dependency as abuse of, dependence on, or addiction to alcohol or a controlled substance (as defined by TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. ch. 481 (Vernon 2001) and related statutory provisions in TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. chs. 461 and 464 (Vernon 2001 & Supp. 2004), the Commission also defines chemical dependency as substance-related disorders as that term is used in the most recent published edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (See DSM). Cont'd... |
