40 Tex. Admin. Code § 176.1
Definitions
Effective Jul 28, 202550 TexReg 4972Source Note: The provisions of this §176.1 adopted to be effective November 24, 1997, 22 TexReg 11092; amended to be effective April 12, 2001, 26 TexReg 2750; amended to be effective March 19, 2008, 33 TexReg 2320; amended to be effective July 28, 2025, 50 TexReg 4972.Texas Secretary of State
The following words and terms when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
- (1) Covenants--The bond covenants undertaken by the board in association with the sale of bonds.
- (2) Fund--The State Veterans Home Fund, which is comprised of the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued for the purpose of acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of SVHs, revenues derived from the operation of one or more SVH, and the proceeds from other sources which are used for the acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of a SVH.
- (3) Operator--The entity under contract with the board to manage a SVH.
- (4) Spouse--Means a person of the opposite sex who is a wife or husband.
- (5) Surviving spouse--A person who satisfies the federal definition of "surviving spouse" contained in by 38 USC §101(3), as modified by the special provision in 38 USC §103, or any successor statutes, as amended from time to time.
- (6) State Veterans Home (SVH)--A veterans home as defined under the Texas Natural Resources Code, §164.002, that is licensed as a nursing home, and may be licensed as a long term or acute care facility, and falls under the State Veterans Homes Program.
- (7) USDVA--The United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any successor thereto.
Source Note:The provisions of this §176.1 adopted to be effective November 24, 1997, 22 TexReg 11092; amended to be effective April 12, 2001, 26 TexReg 2750; amended to be effective March 19, 2008, 33 TexReg 2320; amended to be effective July 28, 2025, 50 TexReg 4972.