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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 258.001

DEFINITIONS

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(1-a) "Hospital" means:

(A) a general hospital or special hospital, as those terms are defined by Section 241.003, including a hospital maintained or operated by this state; or

(B) a mental hospital licensed under Chapter 577.

(2) "Nurse" means a registered nurse or vocational nurse licensed under Chapter 301, Occupations Code.

(3) "On-call time" means time spent by a nurse who is not working but who is compensated for availability.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.