§ 540.0801 Trauma-Informed Care Training
§ 540.0802 Mental Health Providers
§ 540.0803 Health Screening Requirements and Compliance With Texas Health Steps
§ 540.0804 Health Care and Other Services for Children in Substitute Care
§ 540.0805 Placement Change Notice and Care Coordination
§ 540.0806 Medicaid Benefits for Certain Children Formerly in Foster Care

Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 540 > Subchapter Q - Delivery of Services: Star Health Program

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005