{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-523.0351","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 523.0351","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Department\" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.\n(2) \"Ombudsman\" means the individual appointed as the ombudsman for an ombudsman program.\n(3) \"Ombudsman program\" means an ombudsman program administered by the commission under this subchapter.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1168 (S.B. 830), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 906 (S.B. 213), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.\nReenacted and amended by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 741 (H.B. 3462), Sec. 2, eff. June 12, 2023.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 741 (H.B. 3462), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2023.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended from Government Code, Subchapter Y, Chapter 531 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 8.019(a), eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 523. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER H. COMMISSION OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.523.htm#523.0351","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"5bfea5f149fac0f76aff6038d4df94f3077e15fd467ff3682cdc5e1b8f2a969e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-523.0306","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-523.0352"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}