Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 702 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Subchapter A - INTRODUCTION
Section 702.5 - How are the terms in this chapter defined?
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
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.
