Section 161.0001 - Definitions 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. Section 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 Section 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.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0001
Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 9, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280, Sec. 4.03, eff. 9/1/2009.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 803, Sec. 1, eff. 6/19/2009.Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258, Sec. 12.01, eff. 9/1/2007.Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1081, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2003.