Sec. 36.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Competency evaluator" means a physician or psychologist who is licensed or certified in this state and who performs examinations to determine whether an individual is incapacitated or has an intellectual disability for purposes of appointing a guardian for the individual. The term includes physicians and psychologists conducting examinations under Sections 1101.103 and 1101.104, Estates Code.
(2) "Guardian" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.012, Estates Code.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1199 (S.B. 1369), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Section: 36.001 36.002 36.003 36.004 36.005 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016