{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-260b.0001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260B.0001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Commission\" means the Health and Human Services Commission.\n(2) \"Essential caregiver\" means a family member, friend, guardian, or other individual selected by a resident, resident's guardian, or resident's legally authorized representative for in-person visits.\n(3) \"Executive commissioner\" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.\n(4) \"Facility\" means:\n(A) a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242;\n(B) an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247; or\n(C) an intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability licensed under Chapter 252.\n(5) \"Program provider\" means a person that provides services through the home and community-based services (HCS) waiver program in a residence.\n(6) \"Residence\" means a three-person or four-person residence, as defined by the home and community-based services (HCS) waiver program billing guidelines, that is leased or owned by a program provider. The term does not include a host home or companion care.\n(7) \"Resident\" means:\n(A) an individual, including a patient, who resides in a facility; or\n(B) an individual enrolled in the home and community-based services (HCS) waiver program who resides in a residence.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 25), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 260B. RIGHT TO ESSENTIAL CAREGIVER VISITS FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.260B.htm#260B.0001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"6e6e396dd3ca721ad05e7bcbaf09ba99183641583c46e9625cd270729977c610","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-260a.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-260b.0002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}