Texas Education Code

§ 59.21 — DEFINITIONS

ED § 59.21Title 3. HIGHER EDUCATION · Part A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL · Ch. 59. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS · Art. B. VETERINARY MALPRACTICE COVERAGE PURCHASED BY TEXAS A&M

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In this subchapter:

(1)"Board" means the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.

(2)"Fund" means the veterinary medical diagnostic professional liability fund.

(3)"Professional staff" means veterinarians, diagnosticians, toxicologists, pathologists, microbiologists, and other professional employees employed by the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, including the director.

(4)"Veterinary malpractice claim" means a cause of action for damages resulting proximately from negligence in performing diagnostic services, toxicological and other diagnostic analyses, and in making recommendations for treatment.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 6.02(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.