§ 773.111 Legislative Findings
§ 773.112 Rules
§ 773.113 Duties of Department
§ 773.114 System Requirements
§ 773.1141 Information, Guidelines, and Protocols Related to Certain Patient Transfers and Related Services
§ 773.115 Trauma Facilities
§ 773.1151 Use of Telemedicine Medical Service by Certain Trauma Facilities
§ 773.116 Fees
§ 773.117 Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Designation
§ 773.119 Grant Program
§ 773.120 Acceptance of Gifts
§ 773.122 Payments From the Accounts
§ 773.123 Control of Expenditures From Accounts
§ 773.124 Loss of Funding Eligibility

Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 773 > Subchapter E - Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Source: OCC
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005