In this chapter, when the alleged perpetrator is a direct provider to an individual receiving services, exploitation is defined as the illegal or improper act or process of using an individual receiving services or the resources of an individual receiving services for monetary or personal benefit, profit, or gain, and excludes:
(1) theft as defined in Chapter 31 of the Texas Penal Code;(2) allegations of exploitation less than $25.00; and(3) a loan, which includes money or property given to someone to use for a period of time with an understanding that it will be paid back or returned, made by an individual receiving services to a direct provider in a community provider setting.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 711.21
The provisions of this §711.21 adopted to be effective May 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 2755; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 34, August 19, 2016, TexReg 6220, eff. 9/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 07, February 16, 2018, TexReg 0905, eff. 3/1/2018; transferred from Tex. Admin. Code § 711.21 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 21, May 24, 2019, TexReg 2617, eff. 6/15/2019