Section 37.142 - DefinitionsThe following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Abnormal spinal curvature--An anatomic, structural deviation from the normal spinal curve, such as scoliosis or kyphosis.(2) Certification--The process by which the Department of State Health Services (department) trains individuals to conduct spinal screening as well as to then provide training screening procedures.(3) Chief Administrator--The principal (or designee) of a school as defined by the Texas Education Agency, Title 19, Part 2, Chapter 149, Subchapter BB.(4) Department--The Department of State Health Services.(5) Licensed professional--An individual who is appropriately licensed under state law, including physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, and registered nurses, and has completed a course of study in physical assessment.(6) Professional examination--A diagnostic evaluation performed by an appropriately licensed professional whose expertise addresses the diagnostic needs of the individual identified as having a possible abnormal spinal curvature. A professional examination is one that is performed according to the requirements of this subchapter and of Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 37.(7) School--An educational institution, public or private, that admits children who are five through twenty-one years of age, which includes an individual school campus. (8) Screening--A test or battery of tests for rapidly determining the need for a professional examination.25 Tex. Admin. Code § 37.142
The provisions of this §37.142 adopted to be effective March 21, 1986, 11 TexReg 1145; amended to be effective August 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 3157; amended to be effective September 17, 2008, 33 TexReg 7747; amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 02, January 9, 2015, TexReg 242, eff. 1/12/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 49, December 8, 2017, TexReg 6928, eff. 1/1/2018