Tex. Gov't Code § 36.001

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 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.

Tex. Gov't. Code § 36.001

Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1199,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015, op. beginning with the state fiscal year that begins September 1, 2016.