Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 144.001. Definitions
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§ 144.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Former mental health patient" means an individual
who:
(A) between January 1, 1986, and December 31,
1993, was admitted to a mental health facility that has pled guilty,
or whose parent or affiliate corporation has so pled, to unlawfully
conspiring to offer and pay remuneration to any person to induce
that person to refer individuals for services to a mental health
facility; and
(B) has been released from that mental health
facility; but
(C) was not admitted to the facility on the basis
of a court proceeding that included a commitment hearing that was on
the record.
(2) "Record" means a medical record:
(A) that a federal statute or regulation does not
require to be retained, maintained, or preserved; or
(B) for which the requirement under a federal
statute or regulation to retain, maintain, or preserve the record
has expired.
(3) "Court" means a district or statutory probate
court.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1295, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Section: 141.003 141.004 141.005 141.006 141.007 143.001 143.002 144.001 144.005 144.006 144.007 144.008 144.009 144.010 145.001
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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