Texas § 577A.001 DEFINITIONS.

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§ 577A.001 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 577A.001

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 577A.001 (2026).

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Sec. 577A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1)"Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2)"Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the commission.

(3)"Psychiatric residential youth treatment facility" means a private facility that provides psychiatric health treatments and services in a residential, nonhospital setting exclusively to individuals who are 21 years of age or younger and is licensed as a general residential operation under Chapter 42 , Human Resources Code. The term includes a facility that provides room and board.

(4)"Severe emotional disturbance" means a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to result in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits an individual's role or ability t

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Sec. 577A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.
(2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the commission.
(3) "Psychiatric residential youth treatment facility" means a private facility that provides psychiatric health treatments and services in a residential, nonhospital setting exclusively to individuals who are 21 years of age or younger and is licensed as a general residential operation under Chapter 42 , Human Resources Code. The term includes a facility that provides room and board.
(4) "Severe emotional disturbance" means a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to result in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits an individual's role or ability to function in family, school, or community activities.