The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Individual subchapters may have definitions that are specific to the subchapter.
  (1) Active treatment--A continuous program, which includes aggressive, consistent implementation of specialized and generic training, treatment, health services, and related services, that is directed toward:
    (A) acquisition of the behaviors necessary for the resident to function with as much self-determination and independence as possible; and
    (B) prevention or deceleration of regression or loss of current optimal functional status.
  (2) Actual harm--A negative outcome that compromises a resident's physical, mental, or emotional well-being.
  (3) Addition--The addition of floor space to a facility.
  (4) Administrator--The administrator of a facility.
  (5) Administration of medication--Removing a unit or dose of medication from a previously dispensed, properly labeled container; verifying the medication with the medication order; giving the proper medication in the proper dosage to the proper resident at the proper time by the proper administration route; and recording the time of administration and dosage administered.
  (6) Advanced practice nurse--A person licensed to practice professional nursing in accordance with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 301, and authorized by the Texas Board of Nursing to practice as an advanced practice nurse.
  (7) Applicant--A person applying for a license under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 252.
  (8) Administrative Procedure Act (APA)--Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001.
  (9) Behavioral emergency--A situation in which severely aggressive, destructive, violent, or self-injurious behavior exhibited by a resident:
    (A) poses a substantial risk of imminent probable death of, or substantial bodily harm to, the resident or others;
    (B) has not abated in response to attempted preventive de-escalatory or redirection techniques;
    (C) is not addressed in a behavior therapy program; and
    (D) does not occur during a medical or dental procedure.
  (10) Care and treatment--Services required to maximize resident independence, personal choice, participation, health, self-care, psychosocial functioning, and provide reasonable safety, all consistent with the preferences of the resident.
  (11) CDC--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  (12) Change of ownership--An event that results in a change to the federal taxpayer identification number of the license holder of a facility. The substitution of a personal representative for a deceased license holder is not a change of ownership.
  (13) CFR--Code of Federal Regulations.
  (14) CMS--Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The federal agency that provides funding and oversight for the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
  (15) Communicable disease--An illness due to an infectious agent or its toxic products that is transmitted directly to a well person from an infected person or animal, or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or the inanimate environment.
  (16) Controlled substance--A drug, substance, or immediate precursor as defined in the Texas Controlled Substances Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 481, as amended, or the Federal Controlled Substances Act, United States Code, Title 21, Chapter 13, as amended.
  (17) Controlling person of an applicant, license holder, or facility--A person who, acting alone or with others, has the ability to directly or indirectly influence or direct the management, expenditure of money, or policies of an applicant or license holder or of a facility owned by an applicant or license holder.
    (A) The term includes:
      (i) a spouse of the applicant or license holder;
      (ii) an officer or director, if the applicant or license holder is a corporation;
      (iii) a partner, if the applicant or license holder is a partnership;
      (iv) a trustee or trust manager, if the applicant or license holder is a trust;
      (v) a person who operates or contracts with others to operate the facility;
      (vi) a person who, because of a personal, familial, or other relationship is in a position of actual control or authority over the facility, without regard to whether the person is formally named as an owner, manager, director, officer, provider, consultant, contractor, or employee of the facility; and
      (vii) a person who would be a controlling person of an entity described in clauses (i) - (vi) of this subparagraph, if that entity were the applicant or license holder.
    (B) The term does not include an employee, lender, secured creditor, or other person who does not exercise formal or actual influence or control over the operation of a facility.
  (18) CPR--cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
  (19) Dangerous drug--Any drug as defined in the Texas Dangerous Drug Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 483.
  (20) Designee--A state agency or entity with which HHSC contracts to perform specific, identified duties related to the fulfillment of a responsibility prescribed by this chapter.
  (21) DFPS--Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
  (22) Direct ownership interest--Ownership of equity in the capital, stock, or profits of, or a membership interest in, an applicant or license holder.
  (23) Disclosable interest--Five percent or more direct or indirect ownership interest in an applicant or license holder.
  (24) Drug (also referred to as medication)--A drug is:
    (A) any substance recognized as a drug in the official United States Pharmacopeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them;
    (B) any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in a person;
    (C) any substance (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the human body; or
    (D) any substance intended for use as a component of any substance specified in subparagraphs (A) - (C) of this paragraph. It does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories.
  (25) DSHS--Texas Department of State Health Services.
  (26) EMC--Emergency Management Coordinator.
  (27) EPC--Emergency Preparedness Coordinator.
  (28) Emergency situation--an impending or actual situation that:
    (A) may interfere with normal activities of a facility or its residents;
    (B) may cause:
      (i) injury or death to a resident or staff member of the facility; or
      (ii) damage to facility property;
    (C) requires the facility to respond immediately to mitigate or avoid injury, death, damage, or interference; and
    (D) does not include a situation that arises from the medical condition of a resident such as cardiac arrest, obstructed airway, or cerebrovascular accident.
  (29) EMR--Employee Misconduct Registry.
  (30) Establishment--A place of business or a place where business is conducted which includes staff, fixtures, and property.
  (31) Facility--A facility serving persons with an intellectual disability or related conditions licensed under this chapter as described in §551.2 of this chapter (relating to Scope) and required to be licensed under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 252, or the entity that operates such a facility; or, in Subchapters C, D, and F of this chapter, a program provider that must comply with those subchapters in accordance with §261.212 of this title (relating to Non-licensed Providers Meeting Licensure Standards).
  (32) Governmental unit--A state or a political subdivision of the state, including a county or municipality.
  (33) Guardian--A person who is appointed guardian under Texas Estates Code, Chapter 1101.
  (34) Health authority--A physician designated to administer state and local laws relating to public health under the Local Public Health Reorganization Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 121. The health authority may be:
    (A) a local health authority appointed by the local government jurisdiction; or
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