Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 8 - PIPELINE SAFETY REGULATIONS
Subchapter B - REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL PIPELINES
Section 8.105 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Approved peer assistance program--A program designed to help an impaired professional which is:
(2) HHSC--The Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
(3) Impaired professional--An individual whose ability to perform professional services is impaired by a mental health or substance use condition.
(4) Impaired student--A student whose ability to perform the services of the profession for which the student is preparing for licensure would be, or would reasonably be expected to be, impaired by a mental health or substance use condition.
(5) Licensing or disciplinary authority--A state agency or board that licenses or has disciplinary authority over professionals.
(6) Mental health condition--A condition (excluding intellectual or developmental disability or a substance use condition) that substantially impairs an individual's:
(7) Mental health professional--An individual licensed by the state as a:
(8) Peer assistance program--Identifies, assists, and monitors individuals experiencing mental health or substance use conditions that are, or are likely to be, job-impairing, so that the individuals may return to safe practice. Peer assistance programs offer support and assistance and have a rehabilitative emphasis rather than a disciplinary emphasis.
(9) Professional--An individual who may incorporate under The Texas Professional Corporation Law as described by Section RSA 1.008<subdiv>(m)</subdiv>, Business Organizations Code, or who is licensed, registered, certified, or otherwise authorized by the state to practice as a licensed vocational nurse, social worker, chemical dependency counselor, occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, licensed dietitian, or dental or dental hygiene school faculty member.
(10) Professional association--A national or statewide association of professionals, including any committee of a professional association and any nonprofit organization controlled by or operated in support of a professional association.
(11) Staff--All persons responsible for implementing a peer assistance program, whether employed, under contract, paid, or volunteer.
(12) Student--An individual enrolled in an educational program or course of study leading to initial licensure as a professional as such program or course of study is defined by the appropriate licensing or disciplinary authority.
(13) Substance use condition--A recurrent use of alcohol or drugs that causes clinically and functionally significant impairment, such as health problems, disability, and failure to meet major responsibilities at work, school, or home.