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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 161.131

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

In this subchapter:
(1) “Abuse” has the meaning assigned by the federal Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. § 10801 et seq.).
(2) “Comprehensive medical rehabilitation” means the provision of rehabilitation services that are designed to improve or minimize a person‘s physical or cognitive disabilities, maximize a person’s functional ability, or restore a person’s lost functional capacity through close coordination of services, communication, interaction, and integration among several professions that share the responsibility to achieve team treatment goals for the person.
(3) “Hospital” has the meaning assigned by § 241.003.
(4) “Illegal conduct” means conduct prohibited by law.
(5) “Inpatient mental health facility” has the meaning assigned by § 571.003.
(6) “License” means a state agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, or other form of permission required by state law.
(7) “Mental health facility” has the meaning assigned by § 571.003.
(8) “Neglect” has the meaning assigned by the federal Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act (42 U.S.C. § 10801 et seq.).
(9) “State health care regulatory agency” means a state agency that licenses a health care professional.
(10) “Treatment facility” has the meaning assigned by § 464.001.
(11) “Unethical conduct” means conduct prohibited by the ethical standards adopted by state or national professional organizations for their respective professions or by rules established by the state licensing agency for the respective profession.
(12) “Unprofessional conduct” means conduct prohibited under rules adopted by the state licensing agency for the respective profession.