The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise.
  (1) Family member--The person's spouse, parent, sibling, adult child, or any individual the person identifies as playing a significant role in their life.
  (2) HHSC--Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
  (3) ICC--Interstate compact coordinator. The individual who facilitates the transfer of a person served in Texas state hospitals and SSLCs out-of-state to another state's facility or the transfer of a person from out-of-state psychiatric hospitals and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities into Texas state hospitals and SSLCs.
  (4) Informed consent--The knowing agreement of the person or the person's legally authorized representative (LAR) to a proposed transfer. This consent must be given under the person's or LAR's ability to exercise free power of choice without undue pressure or any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, or other form of constraint or coercion.
  (5) LAR--Legally authorized representative. An individual authorized by law to make decisions for a person about the matters described in this chapter. The LAR may include a parent, guardian, or managing conservator of a child or adolescent, or a guardian of an adult.
  (6) Local authority--An entity designated by HHSC in accordance with the Texas Health and Safety Code §533.035(a).
  (7) Person--An individual who is eligible for care, treatment, or supervision at an SSLC or state hospital, as determined by the laws of the sending state, and for whom interstate transfer is requested.
  (8) SSLC--State supported living center. An intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition that HHSC operates.
  (9) State hospital--A psychiatric hospital with an inpatient component that HHSC operates.
  (10) Transfer--Moving a person from a facility in one state to a facility in a different state under Texas Health and Safety Code §571.008; Texas Health and Safety Code §533A.011 and §533.014(a)(3); or the Interstate Compact on Mental Health, Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 612.

Source Note: The provisions of this §903.3 adopted to be effective January 18, 2021, 46 TexReg 459