Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 100.001
Definitions
(1)
“Emerging disease” means a disease that is appearing in a specific population for the first time or that is increasing in incidence or geographic range.(2)
“Health facility” includes:(A)
a general or special hospital licensed by the department under Chapter 241 (Hospitals);(B)
a physician-owned or physician-operated clinic;(C)
a publicly or privately funded medical school;(D)
a state hospital or state school maintained and managed by the department or the Department of Aging and Disability Services;(E)
a public health clinic conducted by a local health unit, health department, or public health district organized and recognized under Chapter 121 (Local Public Health Reorganization Act); and(F)
another facility specified by a rule adopted by the executive commissioner.(3)
“Local health unit” has the meaning assigned by Section 121.004 (Local Health Units).(4)
“Neglected tropical disease” means a parasitic or bacterial disease that:(A)
occurs solely or principally in the tropics;(B)
is largely endemic in the developing world; and(C)
has a potential to spread through international travel or trade.
Source:
Section 100.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.100.htm#100.001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
