Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 88.001 — DEFINITIONS

HS § 88.001Title 2. HEALTH · Part D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES · Ch. 88. REPORTS OF CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING

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In this chapter:

(1)"Child care" includes a school, preschool, kindergarten, nursery school, or other similar activity that provides care or instruction for young children.

(2)"Child care facility" means a public place or a residence in which a person furnishes child care.

(3)"Health authority" means a physician appointed as such under Chapter 121.

(4)"Health professional" means an individual whose:

(A)vocation or profession is directly or indirectly related to the maintenance of health in another individual; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 398 (S.B. 814), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0300, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(34), eff. April 2, 2015.