Tex. Health & Safety Code § 82.002 · Chapter 82. CANCER REGISTRY
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Cancer" includes:
(A) a large group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells;
(B) any condition of tumors having the properties of anaplasia, invasion, and metastasis;
(C) a cellular tumor the natural course of which is fatal, including malignant and benign tumors of the central nervous system; and
(D) malignant neoplasm, other than nonmelanoma skin cancers such as basal and squamous cell carcinomas.
(2) "Clinical laboratory" means an accredited facility in which:
(A) tests are performed identifying findings of anatomical changes; and
(B) specimens are interpreted and pathological diagnoses are made.
(3) "Health care facility " means:
(A) a general or special hospital as defined by Chapter 241 (Texas Hospital Licensing Law);
(B) an ambulatory surgical center licensed under Chapter 243;
(C) an institution licensed under Chapter 242; or
(D) any other facility, including an outpatient clinic, that provides diagnosis or treatment services to patients with cancer.
(4) "Health care practitioner" means:
(A) a physician as defined by Section 151.002, Occupations Code; or
(B) a person who practices dentistry as described by Section 251.003, Occupations Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 589, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.82.htm
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