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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES |
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Subtitle B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES |
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Chapter 251. END STAGE RENAL DISEASE FACILITIES |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 251.001. DEFINITIONS
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In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the Texas Board of Health.
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public health.
(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Health.
(4) "Dialysis" means a process by which dissolved substances are removed from a patient's body by diffusion from one fluid compartment to another across a semipermeable membrane.
(5) "Dialysis technician" means an individual who is not a registered nurse or physician and who provides dialysis care under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician.
(6) "End stage renal disease" means that stage of renal impairment that appears irreversible and permanent and that requires a regular course of dialysis or kidney transplantation to maintain life.
(7) "End stage renal disease facility" means a facility that provides dialysis treatment or dialysis training to individuals with end stage renal disease.
(8) "Medical review board" means a medical review board that:
(A) is appointed by a renal disease network organization which includes this state; and
(B) has a contract with the Health Care Financing Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services under Section 1881, Title XVIII, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395rr).
(9) "Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.