Sec. 161.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Data elements" means the information:
(A)  a health care provider who administers a vaccine is required to record in a medical record under 42 U.S.C. Section 300aa-25, as amended, including:
(i)  the date the vaccine is administered;
(ii)  the vaccine manufacturer and lot number of the vaccine;
(iii)  any adverse or unexpected events for a vaccine; and
(iv)  the name, the address, and if appropriate, the title of the health care provider administering the vaccine; and
(B)  specified in rules adopted to implement Section 161.00705.
(1-a)  "First responder" means:
(A)  any federal, state, local, or private personnel who may respond to a disaster, including:
(i)  public health and public safety personnel;
(ii)  commissioned law enforcement personnel;
(iii)  fire protection personnel, including volunteer firefighters;
(iv)  emergency medical services personnel, including hospital emergency facility staff;
(v)  a member of the National Guard;
(vi)  a member of the Texas State Guard; or
(vii)  any other worker who responds to a disaster in the worker's scope of employment; or
(B)  any related personnel that provide support services during the prevention, response, and recovery phases of a disaster.
(1-b)  "Immediate family member" means the parent, spouse, child, or sibling of a person who resides in the same household as the person.
(1-c)  "Individual's legally authorized representative" means:
(A)  a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of an individual, if the individual is a minor;
(B)  a guardian of the individual, if the individual has been adjudicated incompetent to manage the individual's personal affairs; or
(C)  an agent of the individual authorized under a durable power of attorney for health care.
(2)  "Payor" means an insurance company, a health maintenance organization, or another organization that pays a health care provider to provide health care benefits, including providing immunizations.
(3)  "Electronically," as related to a communication authorized under this chapter, means by e-mail, text message, online communication, or another electronic method of communication approved by the department.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1081, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258 (S.B. 11), Sec. 12.01, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 9 (S.B. 346), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 803 (S.B. 1409), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1280 (H.B. 1831), Sec. 4.03, eff. September 1, 2009.