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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 167A.001. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In this chapter:

(1) “Health care practitioner” means a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse licensed to practice in this state.

(2) “Patient's legally authorized representative” means:

(A) a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a patient, if the patient is a minor;

(B) a guardian of the patient, if the patient has been adjudicated incompetent to manage the patient's personal affairs;  or

(C) an agent of the patient authorized under a durable power of attorney for health care.

(3) “Pelvic examination” means a physical examination by a health care practitioner of a patient's external and internal reproductive organs, genitalia, or rectum.

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