Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 312.002. Definitions
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§ 312.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the Texas Board of Health.
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
(3) "Coordinating entity" means a nonprofit
corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article
1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) that is a health
organization approved and certified by the Texas State Board of
Medical Examiners under Chapter 162, Occupations Code.
(4) "Medical and dental unit" has the meaning assigned
by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(5) "Public hospital" means a hospital, clinic, or
other facility for the provision of health care or dental care that
is owned or operated by the federal government, the state, or a
political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state,
including a hospital district or authority.
(6) "Supported medical or dental school" means a
medical school or dental school organized as a nonprofit
corporation that is under contract with the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board to provide educational services under
Subchapter D, Chapter 61, Education Code.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 14.791, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Section: 311.0455 311.0456 311.046 311.0461 311.047 311.048 312.001 312.002 312.003 312.004 312.005 312.006 312.007 313.001 313.002
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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