Texas Education Code - Section 59.01. Definitions
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§ 59.01. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Medical staff or students" means medical doctors,
doctors of osteopathy, dentists, veterinarians, and podiatrists
appointed to the faculty or professional medical staff employed for
student health services by The University of Texas System, The
Texas A & M University System, the Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center, or the University of North Texas Health Science
Center at Fort Worth , either full time or who, although appointed
less than full time (including volunteers), either devote their
total professional service to such appointment or provide services
to patients by assignment from the department chairman; and
interns, residents, fellows, and medical or dental students,
veterinary students, and students of osteopathy participating in a
patient-care program in The University of Texas System, The Texas A &
M University System, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center, or the University of North Texas Health Science Center at
Fort Worth.
(2) "Medical malpractice claim" means a cause of
action for treatment, lack of treatment, or other claimed departure
from accepted standards of care which proximately results in injury
to or death of the patient, whether the patient's claim or cause of
action or the executor's claim or cause of action under Section
71.021, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, sounds in tort or
contract.
(3) "Board" means the board of regents of The
University of Texas System, the board of regents of The Texas A & M
University System, the board of regents of Texas Tech University,
or the board of regents of the University of North Texas.
(4) "Fund" means the medical professional liability
fund.
(5) "Charitable care or services" means all care or
services provided for free or at discounted amounts at or below
actual costs based on the ability of the beneficiary to pay and
specifically includes all care and services provided to
beneficiaries covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
(6) "Medical and dental unit" has the meaning assigned
by Section 61.003 of this code.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 996, ch. 235, art. 2, § 1(a),
eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 117, §
3(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 854, § 1,
eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1070, § 3, eff. May
15, 1988; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, § 6.02(a), eff. Aug. 28,
1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 832, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 408, § 7, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Section: 58.004 58.005 58.006 58.007 58.008 58.009 58.010 59.01 59.02 59.03 59.04 59.05 59.06 59.07 59.08
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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