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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 F. POWERS AND DUTIES OF HOSPITALS |
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Chapter 312. MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINICAL EDUCATION IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS |
Sec. 312.002. DEFINITIONS
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In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the Texas Board of Health.
(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of health.
(3) "Coordinating entity" means a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) that is a health organization approved and certified by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners under Chapter 162, Occupations Code.
(4) "Medical and dental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(5) "Public hospital" means a hospital, clinic, or other facility for the provision of health care or dental care that is owned or operated by the federal government, the state, or a political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state, including a hospital district or authority.
(6) "Supported medical or dental school" means a medical school or dental school organized as a nonprofit corporation that is under contract with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to provide educational services under Subchapter D, Chapter 61, Education Code.