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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 248.003

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a home and community support services agency required to be licensed under Chapter 142;
(2) a person required to be licensed under Chapter 241 (Texas Hospital Licensing Law);
(3) an institution required to be licensed under Chapter 242;
(4) an ambulatory surgical center required to be licensed under Chapter 243 (Texas Ambulatory Surgical Center Licensing Act);
(5) a birthing center required to be licensed under Chapter 244 (Texas Birthing Center Licensing Act);
(6) a facility required to be licensed under Chapter 245 (Texas Abortion Facility Reporting and Licensing Act);
(7) a general residential operation, foster group home, foster home, and child-placing agency, for children in foster care or other residential care who are under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services; or
(8) a person providing medical or nursing care or services under a license or permit issued under other state law.