Texas § 161.091 DEFINITIONS.

Texas Statutes

§ 161.091 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 161.091

Code HRHuman Resources Code

This text of Texas § 161.091 (DEFINITIONS.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Human Resources Code Code Ann. § 161.091 (2026).

Text

Sec. 161.091. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1)"Administration of medication" means:

(A)removing a unit or dose of medication from a previously dispensed, properly labeled container;

(B)verifying the medication with the medication order;

(C)giving the proper medication in the proper dosage to the proper client at the proper time by the proper administration route; and

(D)recording the time of administration and dosage administered.

(2)"Client" means a person with an intellectual and developmental disability who is receiving services from a facility or program listed in Section 161.092 .

(3)"Unlicensed person" means an individual not licensed as a health care provider who provides services at or for a facility or program listed in Section 161.092 , including:

(A)a nurse aide, ord

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 161.091. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Administration of medication" means:
(A) removing a unit or dose of medication from a previously dispensed, properly labeled container;
(B) verifying the medication with the medication order;
(C) giving the proper medication in the proper dosage to the proper client at the proper time by the proper administration route; and
(D) recording the time of administration and dosage administered.
(2) "Client" means a person with an intellectual and developmental disability who is receiving services from a facility or program listed in Section 161.092 .
(3) "Unlicensed person" means an individual not licensed as a health care provider who provides services at or for a facility or program listed in Section 161.092 , including:
(A) a nurse aide, orderly, assistant, attendant, technician, home health aide, medication aide with a permit issued by a state agency, or other individual who provides personal health care-related services;
(B) a person who is monetarily compensated to perform certain health-related tasks and functions in a complementary or assistive role to a licensed nurse who provides direct client care or performs common nursing functions;
(C) a person who performs those tasks and functions as a volunteer but does not qualify as a friend providing gratuitous nursing care of the sick under Section 301.004 , Occupations Code; or
(D) a person who is a professional nursing student who provides care for monetary compensation and not as part of a formal educational program.