As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Medical records” means hospital or clinic records, physicians' records, or other healthcare records and includes an admitting form, discharge summary, history and physical, progress notes, physicians' orders, reports of operations, recovery room records, lab reports, consultation reports, medication records, nurses' notes, and other reports catalogued and maintained by the medical records department of a hospital, doctor's office, medical clinic, or any other medical facility.
(2) “Medical records” includes X-rays, computed tomography imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, electrocardiograms, radiographic studies, and other testing that generates a printed result; and
(3) “Party in litigation” means any person who requests copies of a patient's medical records from any doctor, hospital, or other custodian of records for use in any civil legal proceeding.