The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Administer--Includes the proposal, development, and implementation of a program, within the parameters of a solicitation.
2. (2) Department--The Texas Department of State Health Services.

3. (3) Health care facility--Includes the following, as defined in Texas Health and Safety Code (HSC) §105.001:

   1. (A) freestanding emergency medical care facility licensed under Texas HSC Chapter 254;
   2. (B) home health agency licensed under Texas HSC Chapter 142;

   3. (C) hospital:

      1. (i) a general or special hospital licensed under Texas HSC Chapter 241;
      2. (ii) a private mental hospital licensed under Texas HSC Chapter 577; or
      3. (iii) a hospital that is maintained or operated by this state or an agency of this state; or
   4. (D) nursing facility licensed under Texas HSC Chapter 242.

4. (4) Solicitation--A type of notice in which the department announces:

   1. (A) the available grant funding;
   2. (B) the guidelines for the program;
   3. (C) the evaluation criteria; and
   4. (D) the instructions for submitting applications.
5. (5) Workplace Violence Prevention Grant Program--A grant program supporting health care facilities to protect nurses from violence.

Source Note:The provisions of this §13.82 adopted to be effective October 11, 2018, 43 TexReg 6645; amended to be effective November 10, 2025, 50 TexReg 7288.