Tex. Health & Safety Code § 171A.001 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Abortion" has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002.
(2) "Abortion-inducing drug" has the meaning assigned by Section 171.061.
(3) "Delivery network company," "delivery person," "digital network," "digitally prearranged delivery," "digitally prearranged ride," "driver," and "transportation network company" have the meanings assigned by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code.
(4) "Health care facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 108.002, except the term does not include a hospital.
(5) "Health care provider" means an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by this state to diagnose, prevent, alleviate, or cure a human illness or injury. The term does not include a physician.
(6) "Hospital" means:
(A) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 or 577; or
(B) a hospital owned, maintained, or operated by this state.
(7) "Medical emergency" means a condition described by Section 170A.002(b)(2).
(8) "Physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state, including a medical doctor and a doctor of osteopathic medicine.
(9) "Physician group" means an entity, including an entity described in the definition of "physician" under Section 74.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, that is formed by a physician or group of physicians to provide medical services.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 5 (H.B. 7), Sec. 2, eff. December 4, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.171A.htm
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This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Civil Practice and Remedies Code
Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 108.002DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 108.002
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 170A.002PROHIBITED ABORTION; EXCEPTIONS.Printed as Section 170A.002(b)(2)
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 171.061DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 171.061
- Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 241HOSPITALSPrinted as Chapter 241
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 245.002DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 245.002
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