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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 G. PROVISION OF SERVICES IN CERTAIN FACILITIES |
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Chapter 323. EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT |
Sec. 323.001. DEFINITIONS
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In this chapter:
(1) "Community-wide plan" means an agreement entered into between one or more health care facilities, entities administering a sexual assault program, district attorney's offices, or law enforcement agencies that designates one or more health care facilities in the community as a primary health care facility to furnish emergency medical services and evidence collection to sexual assault survivors on a community or area-wide basis.
(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.
(3) "Health care facility" means a general or special hospital licensed under Chapter 241 or a general or special hospital owned by this state.
(4) "Sexual assault" means any act as described by Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code.
(5) "Sexual assault survivor" means an individual who is a victim of a sexual assault, regardless of whether a report is made or a conviction is obtained in the incident.