Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 258.001
Definitions

In this chapter:

(1)

“Hospital” means:

(A)

a general hospital or special hospital, as those terms are defined by Section 241.003 (Definitions), including a hospital maintained or operated by this state; or

(B)

a mental hospital licensed under Chapter 577 (Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities).

(2)

“Nurse” means a registered nurse or vocational nurse licensed under Chapter 301 (Nurses), Occupations Code.

(3)

“On-call time” means time spent by a nurse who is not working but who is compensated for availability.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 258.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­258.­htm#258.­001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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