The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) Administer--Includes the proposal, development, and implementation of a program, within the parameters of the Request for Applications.
  (2) Department--The Texas Department of State Health Services.
  (3) Health care facility--Includes any of the following, as defined in Texas Health and Safety Code, §105.001:
    (A) "Freestanding emergency medical care facility" means a facility licensed under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 254.
    (B) "Home health agency" means a home and community support services agency licensed under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 142.
    (C) "Hospital" means a:
      (i) general or special hospital licensed under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 241;
      (ii) private mental hospital licensed under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 577; or
      (iii) hospital that is maintained or operated by this state or an agency of this state.
    (D) "Nursing facility" means an institution licensed under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 242.
  (4) Request for Applications (RFA)--A type of solicitation notice in which the department announces available grant funding, sets forth the guidelines governing the program, provides evaluation criteria for submitted applications, and provides instructions for eligible entities to submit applications for such funding. The guidelines governing the program may include a letter of intent, eligibility requirements, performance expectations, budget guidelines, reporting requirements, and other standards of accountability for this program.
  (5) Workplace Violence Prevention Grant Program--A grant program under which the department awards grant payments to a health care facility to administer innovative programs designed to reduce verbal and physical violence against nurses in this state.

Source Note: The provisions of this §13.82 adopted to be effective October 11, 2018, 43 TexReg 6645