Sec. 300A.0002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of a district.
(2)  "Director" means a member of the board.
(3)  "District" means a health care provider participation district created under this chapter.
(4)  "Institutional health care provider" means a nonpublic hospital that provides inpatient hospital services.
(5)  "Local government" means a hospital district, county, or municipality to which this chapter applies.
(6)  "Paying hospital" means an institutional health care provider required to make a mandatory payment under this chapter.
(7)  "Program" means a health care provider participation program authorized by this chapter.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 923 (H.B. 4289), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.