§ 111.001 Definitions
§ 111.002 Informed Consent
§ 111.003 Confidentiality
§ 111.004 Rules
§ 111.005 Practitioner-Patient Relationship for Telemedicine Medical Services or Teledentistry Dental Services
§ 111.006 Coordination to Adopt Rules That Determine Valid Prescription
§ 111.007 Standard of Care for Telemedicine Medical Services, Teledentistry Dental Services, and Telehealth Services
§ 111.0075 Licensing for Teledentistry Dental Services
§ 111.008 Mental Health Services Excluded
§ 111.009 Limitation On Certain Prescriptions

Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code Chapter 111 - Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005