Texas Health and Safety Code 182.002 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 182.002
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the board of directors of the corporation.
(2) “Corporation” means the Texas Health Services Authority.
(2-a) “Covered entity” has the meaning assigned by § 181.001.
(3) “De-identified protected health information” means protected health information that is not individually identifiable health information as that term is defined by the privacy rule of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) contained in 45 C.F.R. part 160 and 45 C.F.R. part 164, Subparts A and E.
(3-a) “Disclose” has the meaning assigned by § 181.001.
(3-b) “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Privacy Standards” has the meaning assigned by § 181.001.
(4) “Individually identifiable health information” means individually identifiable health information as that term is defined by the privacy rule of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) contained in 45 C.F.R. part 160 and 45 C.F.R. part 164, Subparts A and E.
(5) “Physician” means:
(A) an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state under the authority of Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code;
(B) a professional entity organized in conformity with Title 7, Business Organizations Code, and permitted to practice medicine under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code;
(C) a partnership organized in conformity with Title 4, Business Organizations Code, composed entirely of individuals licensed to practice medicine under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code;
(D) an approved nonprofit health corporation certified under Chapter 162, Occupations Code;
(E) a medical school or medical and dental unit, as defined or described by § 61.003, 61.501, or 74.601, Education Code, that employs or contracts with physicians to teach or provide medical services or employs physicians and contracts with physicians in a practice plan; or
(F) an entity wholly owned by individuals licensed to practice medicine under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.
(6) “Protected health information” means protected health information as that term is defined by the privacy rule of the Administrative Simplification subtitle of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) contained in 45 C.F.R. part 160 and 45 C.F.R. part 164, Subparts A and E.