Sec. 551.001. DEFINITIONS. 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.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1337, eff. April 2, 2015.
Section: 551.001 551.002 551.003 551.004 551.005 551.006 551.007 551.009 551.022 551.0225 551.024 551.025 551.026 551.041 551.042 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016