The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.
  (2) Employee--A person, other than the executive director, who is employed by the department.
  (3) Health care provider--A licensed physician.
  (4) Immediate family member--A person who lives in the same household as an employee and who is related to the employee by kinship, adoption, or marriage or is a foster child of the employee, a parent of the employee, or any person 18 years of age or older requiring guardianship for whom the employee is appointed the guardian.
  (5) Pool administrator--The Director of the Human Resources Division or the employee designated by the director to administer the department's family leave pool program.
  (6) Serious illness--An illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition that requires continuing in-home care under the direction the services of a health care provider.
  (7) Sick leave--Paid absence from work because of illness, injury, or pregnancy.

Source Note: The provisions of this §4.71 adopted to be effective August 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 4558