Tex. Government Code § 546.0201: DEFINITIONS.

In this subchapter:

(1) "Child" means an individual with a developmental disability who is younger than 22 years of age.

(2) "Community resource coordination group" means a coordination group established under the memorandum of understanding adopted under Subchapter D, Chapter 522.

(3) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(4) "Institution" means:

(A) an ICF-IID;

(B) a group home operated under the commission's authority, including a residential service provider under a Section 1915(c) waiver program that provides services at a residence other than the child's home or agency foster home;

(C) a nursing facility;

(D) a general residential operation for children with an intellectual disability that the commission licenses; or

(E) another residential arrangement other than a foster home that provides care to four or more children who are unrelated to each other.

(5) "Permanency planning" means a philosophy and planning process that focuses on the outcome of family support by facilitating a permanent living arrangement with the primary feature of an enduring and nurturing parental relationship.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.