Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle B. PHYSICIANS |
Chapter 159. PHYSICIAN-PATIENT COMMUNICATION |
Sec. 159.001. DEFINITIONS
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In this chapter:
(1) "Billing record" means a record that describes charges for services provided to a patient by a physician.
(2) "Medical record" does not include a billing record.
(3) "Patient" means a person who, to receive medical care, consults with or is seen by a physician.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 984, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.