Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 48.204

  • 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

A protective services agency may furnish protective services to an elderly person or person with a disability with the person’s consent or to a relative or caretaker of the person on behalf of the person with the relative’s or caregiver’s consent or, if the elderly person or person with a disability lacks the capacity to consent, without that person’s consent as provided by this chapter.