{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0201","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 546.0201","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Child\" means an individual with a developmental disability who is younger than 22 years of age.\n(2) \"Community resource coordination group\" means a coordination group established under the memorandum of understanding adopted under Subchapter D, Chapter 522.\n(3) \"Department\" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.\n(4) \"Institution\" means:\n(A) an ICF-IID;\n(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;\n(C) a nursing facility;\n(D) a general residential operation for children with an intellectual disability that the commission licenses; or\n(E) another residential arrangement other than a foster home that provides care to four or more children who are unrelated to each other.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 546. LONG-TERM CARE AND SUPPORT OPTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS","SUBCHAPTER E. PERMANENCY PLANNING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.546.htm#546.0201","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"9c9ee9ea0e4acf3c10d2037a648aca20c05dcb29a2434a602d56f9924af55b28","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0160","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-546.0202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}