Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 506 - SPECIAL CARE FACILITIES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 506.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Advanced practice
				  nurse--A registered nurse approved by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners to
				  practice as an advanced practice nurse. The term includes a nurse practitioner,
				  nurse-midwife, nurse anesthetist, and a clinical nurse specialist.
(2) Applicant--The person legally responsible
				  for the operation of the facility, whether by lease or ownership, who seeks a
				  license from the department.
(3)
				  Administration of medication--The direct application of any medication by
				  injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means to the body of a patient.
				  The preparation of medication is part of the administration of medication and
				  is the act or process of making ready a medication for administration,
				  including the calculation of a resident's medication dosage; altering the form
				  of the medication by crushing, dissolving, or any other method; pouring a
				  quantity of a liquid to be ingested; reconstitution of an injectable
				  medication; drawing an injectable medication into a syringe; preparing an
				  intravenous admixture; or any other act required to render the medication ready
				  for administration.
(4)
				  AIDS--Acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(5) Assistance with medication or treatment
				  regimen--Aid provided to a resident who self-administers their own medication
				  or treatment, such as reminding a resident to take a medication at the
				  prescribed time, opening and closing a medication container, returning a
				  medication to the proper storage area, and assisting in reordering medications
				  from a pharmacy. Such ancillary aid shall not include administration of any
				  medication.
(6) Bereavement--The
				  process by which a survivor of a deceased person mourns and experiences
				  grief.
(7) Bereavement
				  services--Support services offered to a family during bereavement. Family
				  includes a significant other(s).
(8) Board--The Texas Board of Health or its
				  successor.
(9) Controlled
				  substance--A drug, controlled substance, or immediate precursor as defined in
				  the Texas Controlled Substance Act, Health and Safety Code, §
										481.002, or the
				  Federal Controlled Substance Act of 1970, Public Law 91-513.
(10) Dangerous drugs--Any dangerous drug as
				  defined in the Texas Dangerous Drug Act, Health and Safety Code, §
										483.001.
(11) Department--The Texas Department of
				  Health or its successor.
(12)
				  Dietitian--A person who is currently licensed by the Texas State Board of
				  Examiners of Dietitians.
(13)
				  Director--The director of the Health Facility Licensing and Compliance Division
				  of the Texas Department of Health or his or her designee.
(14) Facility--A special care
				  facility.
(15) Fast-track
				  project--A construction project in which it is necessary to begin initial
				  phases of construction before later phases of the construction documents are
				  fully completed in order to establish other design conditions or because of
				  time constraints such as mandated deadlines.
(16) Hospice services--Services, including
				  services provided by unlicensed personnel under the delegation of a registered
				  nurse or physical therapist, provided to a resident or resident's family as
				  part of a coordinated program which includes palliative care for terminally ill
				  residents and support services for a resident and a resident's family that are
				  available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, during the last stages of illness,
				  during death, and during bereavement; and are provided by a medically directed
				  interdisciplinary team.
(17)
				  Incident--An unusual or abnormal event or occurrence in, at, or affecting the
				  facility or the residents of the facility.
(18) Licensed vocational nurse--An individual
				  who is currently licensed as a licensed vocational nurse (LVN) by the Board of
				  Nurse Examiners in accordance with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter
				  301.
(19) Local health
				  authority--The physician having local jurisdiction to administer state and
				  local laws or ordinances relating to public health as defined in the Health and
				  Safety Code, Chapter 121, Subchapter B.
(20) Medical care--Care that is:
(A) required for improving life span and
				  quality of life, for comfort, for prevention and treatment of illness, and for
				  maintenance of bodily and mental function;
(B) under the continued supervision of a
				  physician; and
(C) provided by a
				  registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse available to carry out a
				  physician's plan of care for a resident.