Section 100.001 - Definitions In this chapter:
(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;(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; 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.(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.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 100.001
Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 758,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.