Texas Health and Safety Code 551.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 551.001
- 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.
In this subtitle:
(1) “Commission” means the Health and Human Services Commission.
(2) “Commissioner” means:
(A) the commissioner of state health services in relation to mental health services; and
(B) the commissioner of aging and disability services in relation to intellectual disability services.
(3) “Department” means:
(A) the Department of State Health Services in relation to mental health services; and
(B) the Department of Aging and Disability Services in relation to intellectual disability services.
(4) “Department facility” means:
(A) a facility for persons with mental illness under the jurisdiction of the Department of State Health Services; and
(B) a facility for persons with an intellectual disability under the jurisdiction of the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
(5) “Executive commissioner” means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.