Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 242.002 — DEFINITIONS

HS § 242.002Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:

(1)"Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2)"Commissioner" means the commissioner of aging and disability services.

(3)"Controlling person" means a person who controls an institution or other person as described by Section 242.0021.

(4)"Department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(5)"Elderly person" means an individual who is 65 years of age or older. (5-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (S.B. 870), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 763 (S.B. 806), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0591, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 2269), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.