Sec. 546.0201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Child" means an individual with a developmental disability who is younger than 22 years of age. (2) "Community resource coordination group" means a coordination group established under the memorandum of understanding adopted under Subchapter D , Chapter 522 . (3) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services. (4) "Institution" means: (A) an ICF-IID; (B) a group home operated under the commission's authority, including a residential service provider under a Section 1915(c) waiver program that provides services at a residence other than the child's home or agency foster home; (C) a nursing facility; (D) a general residential operation for children with an intellectual disability that the commission licenses; or (E) another residential arrangement other than a foster home that provides care to four or more children who are unrelated to each other. (5) "Permanency planning" means a philosophy and planning process that focuses on the outcome of family support by facilitating a permanent living arrangement with the primary feature of an enduring and nurturing parental relationship.
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