Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code Chapter 151 > Subchapter B - Application and Construction of Subtitle

• Board: means the Texas Medical Board. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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.
• Maintenance of certification: means the satisfactory completion of periodic recertification requirements that are required for a physician to maintain certification after initial certification from:
  (A) a medical specialty member board of the American Board of Medical Specialties;
  (B) a medical specialty member board of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;
  (C) the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; or
  (D) any other certifying board that is recognized by the Texas Medical Board. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
• Person: means an individual, unless the term is expressly made applicable to a partnership, association, or corporation. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
• Physician: means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
• United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005