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(B) teaching coping mechanisms or skills;
(C) counseling activities; or
(D) evaluation of the plan of care.
(66) [{65)] Registered nurse (RN)-A person who is cur-
rently licensed under the Nursing Practice Act, Texas Civil Statutes,
Article 4513 et seq. as a registered nurse.
(67) [46)] Registered nurse delegation-Delegation by
a registered nurse in accordance with 22 TAC 218.1-218.11
(Delegation of Selected Nursing Tasks by Registered Professional
Nurses to Unlicensed Personnel).
(68) [#{7}] Residence-A place where a person resides
and includes a home, a nursing facility, a convalescent home, an
independent living environment, or a residential unit. A residence
includes a group or a foster home.
(69) [{48)] Residential unit-A facility that provides living
quarters and hospice services to clients admitted into the unit and
that is in compliance with standards adopted under the Texas Special
Care Facility Licensing Act, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 248.
(70) [{49)] Respiratory therapist-A person who is cur-
rently licensed under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 45121, as a res-
piratory care practitioner.
(71) [(70)] Respite services-Support options that are pro-
vided temporarily for the purpose of relief for a primary caregiver
in providing care to individuals of all ages with disabilities or at
risk of abuse or neglect. Respite services may be provided under
home health, hospice, or personal assistance services depending on
the needs of the client.
(72) [(71)] Sections-Chapter 97 of this title (Home and
Community Support Services Agency).
(73) [(72)] Service area-The geographic area(s) estab-
lished by an agency in which all or some of the agency's services are
available.
(74) [(-73] Skilled services-Services in accordance with
a plan of care that require the skills of a:
(A) registered nurse;
(B) licensed vocational nurse;
(C) physical, occupational, or respiratory therapist;
(D) speech-language pathologist;
(E) audiologist;
(F) social worker; or
(G) dietitian.
(75) [(74)] Social worker-A person who is currently
licensed as a social worker under Human Resource Code, Chapter
50.
(76) [(7-5+] Speech-language pathologist-A person who
is currently licensed under the Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4512j, as
a speech-language pathologist.
(77) [(7-)] Statute-The Health and Safety Code, Chapter
142.
(78) [(-7] Supervising nurse-The person responsible for
supervising skilled services provided by an agency and who has
the qualifications described in 97.21(b)(3)(C) of this title (relating
to Licensure Requirements and Standards for Agencies ProvidingLicensed Home Health, Licensed and Certified Home Health, or
Hospice Services). This person may also be known as the director of
nursing or similar title.
(79) [-78)] Supervision-Authoritative procedural guid-
ance by a qualified person for the accomplishment of a function or
activity with initial direction and periodic inspection of the actual act
of accomplishing the function or activity.
(80) [(7-9)] Support services-Social, spiritual, and emo-
tional care provided to a client and a client's family by a hospice.
(81) [(80)] Survey-An inspection or investigation con-
ducted by a representative of the department to determine if a licensee
is in compliance with the statute and this chapter. A survey may be
conducted onsite, by mail, by telephone or by electronic communi-
cation methods.
(82) [(t1)] Terminal illness-An illness for which there is
a limited prognosis if the illness runs its usual course.
(83) [(82)] Unlicensed person-An individual who is not
licensed as a health care professional. The term includes, but is
not limited to, home health aides, medication aides permitted by
the department, and other individuals providing personal care or
assistance in health services.
(84) [(83)] Volunteer-An individual who provides assis-
tance to a home and community support services agency without
compensation other than reimbursement for actual expenses. A vol-
unteer must [shall] meet the same requirements and standards in this
chapter as apply to an employee of the agency doing the same activ-
ities unless the volunteer is exempt under this chapter from certain
requirements or standards.
97.3. Licensing Fees.
(a) The schedule of fees for licensure of an agency authorized
to provide one or more services is as follows:$875;
(1) initial (includes change of ownership) license fee-
(2) (No change.)
(3) initial (includes change of ownership) branch office
license fee-$875;
(4) (No change.)
(5) initial (includes change of ownership) alternate deliv-
ery site license fee-$500; and
(6) (No change.)
(b) If an applicant for an initial license, based on a
change of ownership, makes late application for a license to the
Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) in accordance with
97.13(b)(2)(C)(iii) of this title (relating to Change of Ownership and
Services), the applicant shall submit the appropriate initial license fee
as set out in subsection (a) of this section plus an additional late fee
of $250.
(c) [(b)] DHS [The Texas Deparment of Health] will not
consider an application as officially submitted until the applicant pays
the licensing fee. The fee must accompany the application form.
(d) [(&)] Fees paid to DHS [the department] are not
refundable, except as provided by 97.16 of this title (relating to
Time Periods for Processing and Issuing a License).
(e) [(4)] Any remittance submitted to DHS [the department]
in payment of a required fee must be in the form of a certified check,25 TexReg 1276 February 18, 2000 Texas Register
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