Texas Health and Safety Code 161.0001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 161.0001
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
In this subchapter:
(1) “Data elements” means the information:
(A) a health care provider who administers a vaccine is required to record in a medical record under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-25, as amended, including:
(i) the date the vaccine is administered;
(ii) the vaccine manufacturer and lot number of the vaccine;
(iii) any adverse or unexpected events for a vaccine; and
(iv) the name, the address, and if appropriate, the title of the health care provider administering the vaccine; and
(B) specified in rules adopted to implement § 161.00705.
(1-a) “First responder” means:
(A) any federal, state, local, or private personnel who may respond to a disaster, including:
(i) public health and public safety personnel;
(ii) commissioned law enforcement personnel;
(iii) fire protection personnel, including volunteer firefighters;
(iv) emergency medical services personnel, including hospital emergency facility staff;
(v) a member of the National Guard;
(vi) a member of the Texas State Guard; or
(vii) any other worker who responds to a disaster in the worker’s scope of employment; or
(B) any related personnel that provide support services during the prevention, response, and recovery phases of a disaster.
(1-b) “Immediate family member” means the parent, spouse, child, or sibling of a person who resides in the same household as the person.
(1-c) “Individual’s legally authorized representative” means:
(A) a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of an individual, if the individual is a minor;
(B) a guardian of the individual, if the individual has been adjudicated incompetent to manage the individual’s personal affairs; or
(C) an agent of the individual authorized under a durable power of attorney for health care.
(2) “Payor” means an insurance company, a health maintenance organization, or another organization that pays a health care provider to provide health care benefits, including providing immunizations.
(3) “Electronically,” as related to a communication authorized under this chapter, means by e-mail, text message, online communication, or another electronic method of communication approved by the department.