Texas Occupations Code - Section 162.151. Definitions
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§ 162.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Core credentials data" means:
(A) name and other demographic data;
(B) professional education;
(C) professional training;
(D) licenses; and
(E) Educational Commission for Foreign Medical
Graduates certification.
(2) "Credentials verification organization" means an
organization that is certified or accredited and organized to
collect, verify, maintain, store, and provide to health care
entities a health care practitioner's verified credentials data,
including all corrections, updates, and modifications to that data.
For purposes of this subdivision, "certified" or "accredited"
includes certification or accreditation by a nationally recognized
accreditation organization.
(3) "Health care entity" means:
(A) a health care facility or other health care
organization licensed or certified to provide approved medical and
allied health services in this state;
(B) an entity licensed by the Texas Department of
Insurance as a prepaid health care plan or health maintenance
organization or as an insurer to provide coverage for health care
services through a network of providers; or
(C) a health care provider entity accepting
delegated credentialing functions from a health maintenance
organization.
(4) "Physician" means a holder of or applicant for a
license under this subtitle as a medical doctor or doctor of
osteopathy.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 14.033(a), eff. Sept.
1, 2001.
Section: 162.101 162.102 162.103 162.104 162.105 162.106 162.107 162.151 162.152 162.153 162.154 162.155 162.156 162.157 162.158
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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