Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 33.001. Definitions

(1) “Birthing facility” means an inpatient or ambulatory health care facility that offers obstetrical or newborn care services.  The term includes:

(1-a) “Critical congenital heart disease” means an abnormality in the structure or function of the heart that exists at birth, causes severe, life-threatening symptoms, and requires medical intervention within the first few hours, days, or months of life.

(1-b) “Heritable disease” means an inherited disease that may result in a physical or intellectual disability or death.

(2) “Hypothyroidism” means a condition that may cause a severe intellectual disability if not treated.

(3) “Other benefit” means a benefit, other than a benefit under this chapter, to which an individual is entitled for the payment of the costs of services.  The term includes:

(4) “Phenylketonuria” means an inherited condition that may cause a severe intellectual disability if not treated.

(5) “Screening test” means a rapid analytical procedure to determine the need for further diagnostic evaluation.

(6) “Duchenne muscular dystrophy” means a progressive muscular degeneration disorder caused by alterations of the protein dystrophin and characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness.