Section 260C.001 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Health care facility" means: (A) a home and community support services agency licensed under Chapter 142;(B) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241;(C) a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242;(D) a continuing care facility regulated under Chapter 246;(E) an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247; or(F) a special care facility licensed under Chapter 248.(2) "Public health emergency" means: (A) a state of disaster or local disaster declared under Chapter 418, Government Code; or(B) a public health disaster as defined by Section 81.003.(3) "Religious counselor" means an individual acting substantially in a pastoral or religious capacity to provide spiritual counsel to other individuals.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260C.001
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 519 (S.B. 572), Sec. 2, eff. 6/14/2021.