§ 16-1002. Definitions.

As used in this article:

Assistance with self-administration of medication means and is limited to:

(1)

Assisting a patient by reminding the patient to take medication;

(2)

Opening and removing medications from a container;

(3)

Placing medication in a patient's hand or in or on a clean surface such as a pill cup or medication reminder box for the patient's self-administration; and

(4)

Reminding a patient when a prescription medication needs to be refilled.

Caregiver means a person who provides in-home personal assistance and home health services who is exempt from the licensing requirement under V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 142.003(4) as "an individual whose permanent residence is in the patient's residence" or V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 142.003(13) as "an individual hired and paid directly by the patient or the patient's family or legal guardian to provide home health or personal assistance services."

Conviction means a conviction in a federal court or a court of any state or foreign nation or political subdivision of a state or foreign nation that has not been reversed, vacated, or pardoned. "Conviction" includes disposition of charges against a person by community supervision, including probation and deferred adjudication.

Director means the director of the department designated by the city manager, or the city manager's designee, to enforce and administer this article and includes representatives, agents, and department employees designated by the director.

Disabled person means an individual who by reason of physical or mental disease, defect or injury is substantially unable to protect himself from harm or to provide food, shelter or medical care for himself.

Elderly person means an individual sixty-five (65) years of age or older.

Home health service has the meaning given that term in V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 142.001(13).

Patient means an elderly or disabled person.

Personal assistance service has the meaning given that term in V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 142.001(22).

Personal care has the meaning given that term in V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 142.001(22-a).

(Ord. No. 2012-10-11-0809, § 1, 10-11-12)