The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Administer--Includes the proposal, development, and implementation of a program, within the parameters of the Request for Applications.
(2) Department--The Texas Department of State Health Services.
(3) Health care facility--Includes any of the following, as defined in Texas Health and Safety Code, §105.001:
(4) Request for Applications (RFA)--A type of solicitation notice in which the department announces available grant funding, sets forth the guidelines governing the program, provides evaluation criteria for submitted applications, and provides instructions for eligible entities to submit applications for such funding. The guidelines governing the program may include a letter of intent, eligibility requirements, performance expectations, budget guidelines, reporting requirements, and other standards of accountability for this program.
(5) Workplace Violence Prevention Grant Program--A grant program under which the department awards grant payments to a health care facility to administer innovative programs designed to reduce verbal and physical violence against nurses in this state.
Source Note: The provisions of this §13.82 adopted to be effective October 11, 2018, 43 TexReg 6645