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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Individual subchapters may have definitions that are specific to the subchapter.(1) Active treatment--A continuous program, which includes aggressive, consistent implementation of specialized and generic training, treatment, health services, and related services, that is directed toward:(A) acquisition of the behaviors necessary for the resident to function with as much self-determination and independence as possible; and(B) prevention or deceleration of regression or loss of current optimal functional status.(2) Actual harm--A negative outcome that compromises a resident's physical, mental, or emotional well-being.(3) Addition--The addition of floor space to a facility.(4) Administrator--The administrator of a facility.(5) Administration of medication--Removing a unit or dose of medication from a previously dispensed, properly labeled container; verifying the medication with the medication order; giving the proper medication in the proper dosage to the proper resident at the proper time by the proper administration route; and recording the time of administration and dosage administered.(6) Advanced practice nurse--A person licensed to practice professional nursing in accordance with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 301, and authorized by the Texas Board of Nursing to practice as an advanced practice nurse.(7) Applicant--A person applying for a license under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 252.(8) Administrative Procedure Act (APA)--Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001.(9) Behavioral emergency--A situation in which severely aggressive, destructive, violent, or self-injurious behavior exhibited by a resident:(A) poses a substantial risk of imminent probable death of, or substantial bodily harm to, the resident or others;(B) has not abated in response to attempted preventive de-escalatory or redirection techniques;(C) is not addressed in a behavior therapy program; and(D) does not occur during a medical or dental procedure.(10) Care and treatment--Services required to maximize resident independence, personal choice, participation, health, self-care, psychosocial functioning, and provide reasonable safety, all consistent with the preferences of the resident.(11) CDC--Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.(12) Change of ownership--An event that results in a change to the federal taxpayer identification number of the license holder of a facility. The substitution of a personal representative for a deceased license holder is not a change of ownership.(13) CFR--Code of Federal Regulations.(14) CMS--Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The federal agency that provides funding and oversight for the Medicare and Medicaid programs.(15) Communicable disease--An illness due to an infectious agent or its toxic products that is transmitted directly to a well person from an infected person or animal, or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or the inanimate environment.(16) Controlled substance--A drug, substance, or immediate precursor as defined in the Texas Controlled Substances Act, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 481, as amended, or the Federal Controlled Substances Act, United States Code,