Section 40.3 - DefinitionsThe following terms and phrases, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Anaphylaxis--As defined in Texas Education Code, § 51.881.(2) Authorized healthcare provider--A physician, as defined in Texas Education Code, § 51.881, or person who has been delegated prescriptive authority by a physician under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 157 as described in Texas Health and Safety Code, § 773.0145.(3) Campus--An educational unit under the management and control of an institution of higher education and may include, in addition to the main campus, off-campus and secondary locations, such as branch campuses, teaching locations, regional centers, and where students are housed.(4) Institution of Higher Education--As defined in Texas Education Code, § 61.003(8) and (15).(5) Personnel--Employees of an institution of higher education who are authorized and trained to administer epinephrine auto-injectors.(6) Unassigned epinephrine auto-injector--An epinephrine auto-injector prescribed by an authorized healthcare provider in the name of the institution of higher education issued with a non-patient-specific standing delegation order for the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector, and issued by an authorized healthcare provider.(7) Volunteer--A person who is providing services for or on behalf of an institution of higher education on the premises of the institution's campus, at an institution of higher education-sponsored event or an institution of higher education-related activity on or off institution property, and who does not receive compensation in excess of reimbursement for expenses and is authorized and trained to administer an epinephrine auto-injector.25 Tex. Admin. Code § 40.3
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 12, March 20, 2020, TexReg 1996, eff. 3/25/2020