Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 552 - CERTIFICATION OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES
Section 552.5 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Certification--A determination by the department that a facility meets the requirements for participation of the Title XVIII Medicare Program or the Title XIX Medical Assistance Program.
(2) Department--The Texas Department of Human Services.
(3) Facility--A long-term care institution which has applied for participation or participates in the Title XVIII Medicare Program or the Title XIX Medical Assistance Program.
(4) HCFA--Health Care Financing Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(5) Intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded--A facility that participates in the Title XIX Medicaid Program under the definition in 42 United States Code (USC) §1396(d).
(6) Nursing facility--A facility that participates in the Title XIX Medicaid Program under the definition in 42 USC §1396(c).
(7) Skilled nursing facility--A facility that participates in the Title XVIII Medicare Program under the definition in 42 USC §1395i-3(a).
(8) Standards--The rules, requirements, and guidelines established by HCFA or the state Medicaid agency with which a facility must comply to participate in the Title XVIII Medicare Program or the Title XIX Medical Assistance Program.
(9) State Medicaid agency--The state agency designated to administer the funds for the Title XIX Medical Assistance Program.
(10) Title XVIII Medicare Program--The health insurance program for the aged and disabled authorized under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
(11) Title XIX Medical Assistance Program--The medical assistance program in Texas authorized under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
