Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81A.001

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 81A.001 - Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) "Coronavirus disease public health emergency" means the period:

(A) beginning on the date the public health emergency declared by the United States secretary of health and human services under Section 319, Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Section 247d) , on January 31, 2020, with respect to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) took effect; and

(B) ending on the earlier of:

(i) the date the public health emergency described by Paragraph (A) of this subdivision ends; or

(ii) January 1, 2023.

(2) "Health care institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 74.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81A.001

Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 588,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.