Tex.
Human Resources Code Section 35.001
Definitions
(1)
“Assistance” or “support services” means a subsidy granted by the department to provide support to a client.(2)
“Client” means a person with a disability who lives independently or a family who receives assistance under this chapter.(3)
“Department” means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.(4)
“Family” means a group that consists of a person with a disability and that person’s parent, legal guardian, spouse, or sibling and may include others.(5)
“Legal guardian” means a person appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction to exercise powers over a person with a disability.(6)
“Other support programs” means:(A)
all forms of local, state, or federal support services other than those established by this chapter;(B)
contract programs; or(C)
support provided by public or private funds for persons with disabilities or their families.(7)
“Parent” includes only a natural, foster, surrogate, or adoptive parent.(8)
“Person with a disability” includes a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities or has a record of such an impairment. This term does not include an individual whose impairment is a communicable disease.
Source:
Section 35.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.35.htm#35.001 (accessed May 18, 2024).
