Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code Chapter 163 - District Review Committees

• Board: means the Texas Medical Board. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Doctor of osteopathic medicine: includes a doctor of osteopathy, an osteopath, an osteopathic physician, and an osteopathic surgeon. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
• 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: means an individual, unless the term is expressly made applicable to a partnership, association, or corporation. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
• 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
• Physician: means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
• Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Testify: Answer questions in court.