Sec. 100.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Emerging disease" means a disease that is appearing in a specific population for the first time or that is increasing in incidence or geographic range.
(2)  "Health facility" includes:
(A)  a general or special hospital licensed by the department under Chapter 241;
(B)  a physician-owned or physician-operated clinic;
(C)  a publicly or privately funded medical school;
(D)  a state hospital or state school maintained and managed by the department or the Department of Aging and Disability Services;
(E)  a public health clinic conducted by a local health unit, health department, or public health district organized and recognized under Chapter 121; and
(F)  another facility specified by a rule adopted by the executive commissioner.
(3)  "Local health unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.004.
(4)  "Neglected tropical disease" means a parasitic or bacterial disease that:
(A)  occurs solely or principally in the tropics;
(B)  is largely endemic in the developing world; and
(C)  has a potential to spread through international travel or trade.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 758 (H.B. 2055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.