26 Tex. Admin. Code § 281.3 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Adult--A person who is
18 years old or older or is an emancipated minor.
(2) Case manager--A DADS employee who is
responsible for case management activities. Activities include eligibility
determination, registration, assessment and reassessment of need, service plan
development, and intervention on an individual's behalf.
(3) Client--An individual.
(4) Contract--The formal, written agreement
between DADS and a provider agency to provide services in the HDM
Program.
(5) Contract manager--A
DADS employee who is responsible for the overall management of the contract
with the provider agency.
(6)
DADS--The Department of Aging and Disability Services.
(7) Dietary consultant--A dietitian who is
licensed by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians; or a person with
a baccalaureate degree with major studies in food and nutrition, dietetics, or
food service management.
(8)
Director--The person who is responsible for the overall operation of a provider
agency.
(9) Emancipated minor--A
person who is under 18 years of age who has achieved or been granted the power
and legal capacity of an adult. This includes a minor who has had the
disabilities of minority removed by a court of law, or a minor who has been
married, with or without parental consent.
(10) Food service supervisor--The person who
is responsible for supervising and managing the food preparation operations of
a provider agency.
(11)
Home-Delivered Meals (HDM) Program--A program serving individuals receiving
Community Based Alternatives Medicaid waiver services funded by Title XIX of
the Social Security Act or individuals receiving Community Care Aged and
Disabled services funded by Title XX of the Social Security Act and
administered by DADS in which a provider agency delivers meals to an
individual.
(12) Individual--A
person eligible to receive services under this chapter.
(13) Meal transport carrier--A container that
is used by the provider agency to transport home-delivered meals that may be
easily damaged. The container must be enclosed and either insulated or equipped
to maintain food temperature to protect the meals from contamination, crushing,
or spillage.
(14) Provider
agency--An organization or entity that delivers meals to an individual in
accordance with the contract and this chapter.
(15) Suspension of services--A temporary
cessation of HDM services by a program provider or DADS without loss of program
or Medicaid eligibility.
(16)
Termination--A DADS action that ends an individual's service authorization for
the HDM Program.
(17) Therapeutic
medical diet--A menu supplied to an individual by a provider agency that
includes:
(A) meals prepared without the
addition of salt, seasoning, or flavoring; or
(B) meals that may deviate from the standard
menu pattern as required by the individual's medical condition.
(18) Working day--Any day except a
Saturday, a Sunday, or a national or state holiday listed in Texas Government
Code §
662.003(a) or
(b).
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