Texas Government Code Chapter 538 – Medicaid Quality Improvement Process for Clinical Initiatives
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| Subchapter A | General Provisions | 538.002 – 538.003 |
| Subchapter B | Medicaid Quality Improvement Process to Assess Certain Clinical Initiatives | 538.051 – 538.057 |
Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 538 - Medicaid Quality Improvement Process for Clinical Initiatives
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Effects: includes all personal property and all interest in that property. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005