| (iv) for a medical condition diagnosed by a physician;
and
(B) not used as a restraint to modify or control behavior.
(84) Protocol of care--A comprehensive, interdisciplinary
plan of care that includes the medical physician's plan of care, nursing
care plan and protocols, psychosocial needs, and therapeutic and developmental
service needs required by a minor and family served.
(85) Psychologist--A person who has a valid license
under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 501, as a psychologist.
(86) Psychosocial treatment--The provision of skilled
services to a minor under the direction of a physician that includes
one or more of the following:
(A) assessment of alterations in mental status or evidence
of suicide ideation or tendencies;
(B) teaching coping mechanisms or skills;
(C) counseling activities; or
(D) evaluation of a plan of care.
(87) Public health disaster declaration--A governor's
announcement based on a determination by the Department of State Health
Services that there exists an immediate threat from a communicable
disease that:
(A) poses a high risk of death or serious long-term
disability to a large number of people; and
(B) creates a substantial risk of public exposure because
of the disease's high level of contagion or the method by which the
disease is transmitted.
(88) Quiet time--A behavior management technique used
to provide a minor with an opportunity to regain self-control, where
the minor enters and remains for a limited period of time in a designated
area from which egress is not prevented.
(89) Recovery--Activities implemented during and after
a disaster response, including a public health disaster response,
designed to return a center to its normal operations as quickly as
possible.
(90) Relocation--The closing of a center and the movement
of its business operations to another location.
(91) Respiratory therapist--A person who has a valid
license under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 604, as a respiratory
care practitioner.
(92) Response--Actions taken immediately before an
impending disaster or during and after a disaster, including a public
health disaster, to address the immediate and short-term effects
of the disaster.
(93) Restraint--Physical restraint, chemical restraint,
or mechanical restraint.
(94) RN--Registered nurse. A person who has a valid
license under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 301, to practice professional
nursing.
(95) RN delegation--Delegation of tasks by an RN in
accordance with 22 TAC Chapter 224 (relating to Delegation of Nursing
Tasks by Registered Professional Nurses to Unlicensed Personnel for
Clients with Acute Conditions or in Acute Care Environments).
(96) Sedation--The act of allaying nervous excitement
by administering medication that commonly induces the nervous system
to calm. Sedation is a protective device.
(97) Social worker--A person who has a valid license
under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 505, as a social worker.
(98) Speech-language pathologist--A person who has
a valid license under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 401, as a speech-language
pathologist.
(99) Substantial compliance--A finding in which a center
receives no recommendation for enforcement action after an inspection.
(100) Supervision--Authoritative procedural guidance
by a qualified person that instructs another person and assists in
accomplishing a function or activity. Supervision includes initial
direction and periodic inspection of the actual act of accomplishing
the function or activity.
(101) Support services--Social, spiritual, and emotional
care provided to a minor and a minor's parent by a center.
(102) THSC--Texas Health and Safety Code.
(103) Total census--The total number of minors with
active plans of care at a center.
(104) Transition support--Planning, coordination, and
assistance to move the location of services provided to a minor from
a center to the least restrictive setting appropriate.
(105) Violation--A finding of noncompliance with this
chapter or THSC Chapter 248A resulting from an inspection.
(106) Volunteer--An individual who provides assistance
to a center without compensation other than reimbursement for actual
expenses.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §550.5 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; amended to be effective September 28, 2016, 41 TexReg 7512; amended to be effective October 11, 2017, 42 TexReg 5492; amended to be effective October 28, 2018, 43 TexReg 7186; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875 |
