40 Tex. Admin. Code § 702.5 - How are the terms in this chapter defined?
The words and terms in this chapter have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Advisory committee--Any group, such as a
committee, commission, task force, workgroup, or other entity with multiple
members that has as its primary function advising the Department of Family and
Protective Services (DFPS).
(2)
APS--Adult Protective Services, a division of (DFPS) responsible for providing
protective services for elderly and disabled persons.
(3) CCL--Child-Care Licensing, a division of
DFPS responsible for the regulation of child-care facilities, as provided in
Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code.
(4) Commissioner--The Commissioner of
DFPS.
(5) CPS--Child Protective
Services, a division of DFPS responsible for providing protective services to
children and for providing family support and family preservation
services.
(6) DFPS or the
Department--The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
(7) Executive Commissioner--The Executive
Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission or his or her
designee.
(8) PEI--Prevention and
Early Intervention, a division of (DFPS) responsible for implementing and
managing programs intended to provide early intervention or prevent at-risk
behaviors that lead to child abuse, delinquency, running away, truancy, and
dropping out of school.
(9)
Quorum--A majority of an advisory committee's active membership.
(10) Single Source Continuum
Contractor--Entity with which DFPS contracts for the full continuum of care in
a Foster Care Redesign catchment area.
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