Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 248.002 — DEFINITIONS

HS § 248.002Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 248. SPECIAL CARE FACILITIES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:

(1)"Commissioner" means the commissioner of state health services.

(2)"Department" means the Department of State Health Services. (2-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(3)"Medical care" means care that is:

(A)required for improving life span and quality of life, for comfort, for prevention and treatment of illness, and for maintenance of bodily and mental function;

(B)under the continued supervision of a physician; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0727, eff. April 2, 2015.