In this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) “Center” means the comprehensive health professions resource center established under Chapter 105, Health and Safety Code.
(3) “Community-based, ambulatory patient care center” includes:
(A) a federally qualified health center, as defined by Section 1905(l)(2)(B), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B));
(B) a community mental health center, as defined by Section 1861(ff)(3)(B), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395x(ff)(3)(B));
(C) a rural health clinic, as defined by Section 1861(aa)(2), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 1395x(aa)(2)); and
(D) a teaching health center, as defined by 42 U.S.C. § 293l-1(f)(3)(A).
(4) “First-year residency position” means a residency position offering first year training in a graduate medical education program.
(5) “Graduate medical education program” means:
(A) a nationally accredited post-doctor of medicine (M.D.) or post-doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) program that prepares physicians for the independent practice of medicine in a specific specialty area; and
(B) a nationally accredited post-doctor of podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) program that prepares podiatrists for independent practice in the specialty area of podiatry.
(6) “Hospital” means:
(A) a facility licensed as a hospital under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or as a mental hospital under Chapter 577, Health and Safety Code; or
(B) a similar facility owned or operated by this state or an agency of this state.
(7) “Medical school” means a public or independent educational institution that awards a doctor of medicine (M.D.) or doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) degree.
(8) “Sponsoring institution” means the entity that assumes the ultimate financial or academic responsibility for a graduate medical education program.
(9) “Teaching hospital” means a hospital that:
(A) is formally affiliated with a medical school for purposes of providing a graduate medical education program; or
(B) serves as the sponsoring institution for a graduate medical education program.