Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 241 > Subchapter J - Notice of Facility Fees in Certain Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities

• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• 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.
• 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
• Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005