Sec. 244.002. DEFINITIONS  


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  • In this chapter:

    (1) "Birthing center" means a place, facility, or institution at which a woman is scheduled to give birth following a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy, but does not include a hospital or the residence of the woman giving birth.

    (2) "Board" means the Texas Board of Health.

    (3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Health.

    (4) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.