Texas Health and Safety Code 81A.001 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 81A.001
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Coronavirus disease public health emergency” means the period:
(A) beginning on the date the public health emergency declared by the United States secretary of health and human services under Section 319, Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. § 247d), on January 31, 2020, with respect to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) took effect; and
(B) ending on the earlier of:
(i) the date the public health emergency described by Paragraph (A) of this subdivision ends; or
(ii) January 1, 2023.
(2) “Health care institution” has the meaning assigned by § 74.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.