Section 322.001 - [Effective 4/1/2025] Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Facility" means: (A) a general residential operation, as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code, including a state-operated facility, serving children with an intellectual disability;(B) an ICF-IID licensed by the Department of Aging and Disability Services under Chapter 252 or operated by that department and exempt under Section 252.003 from the licensing requirements of that chapter;(C) a mental hospital or mental health facility, as defined by Section 571.003;(D) an institution, as defined by Section 242.002;(E) an assisted living facility, as defined by Section 247.002; or(F) a treatment facility, as defined by Section 464.001.(2) "Health and human services agency" means an agency listed in Section 521.0001 , Government Code.(3) "Seclusion" means the involuntary separation of a resident from other residents and the placement of the resident alone in an area from which the resident is prevented from leaving.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 322.001
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 769,Sec. 2.49, eff. 4/1/2025.Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.0856, eff. 4/2/2015.Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 698, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2005.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.