Sec. 159.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Billing record" means a record that describes charges for services provided to a patient by a physician.
(2)  "Medical record" does not include a billing record.
(3)  "Patient" means a person who, to receive medical care, consults with or is seen by a physician.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 984, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.