The following words and terms pertain explicitly to this subchapter and shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) Basic perinatal facility--An inpatient facility providing care during the prenatal period for women and infants whose care is or is expected to be uncomplicated.
  (2) Department--Texas Department of Health, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756.
  (3) Health education--Provision of health information and anticipatory guidance concerning nutrition, fitness, and the prevention and early recognition of perinatal risk conditions and/or illnesses.
  (4) Health promotion--Provision of information or activities which motivate individuals to adopt healthy behaviors, including the appropriate use of health resources.
  (5) Infant--An individual from birth through the first year of life.
  (6) Intrapartum--The period beginning at the onset of labor or childbirth and ending with delivery.
  (7) Neonate--An infant from birth through 28 completed days after birth.
  (8) Parenting information--Information provided to any person responsible for the care of a child about practices which promote the child's mental and physical health and quality of life.
  (9) Perinatal--The period which begins before conception in a woman of child-bearing age and ends on the infant's first birthday.
  (10) Postpartum--The six-week period following delivery.
  (11) Prenatal--The period beginning on the date of conception and ending with the commencement of labor or childbirth.
  (12) Provider--A person, facility, and/or organized entity that delivers or affects the delivery of perinatal care.
  (13) Specialty perinatal facility--An inpatient facility providing care during the prenatal period for women and infants whose care is or is expected to be uncomplicated as well as for the majority of those women and infants who are at high risk for or who require complicated care.
  (14) State--The State of Texas.
  (15) Subspecialty perinatal facility--An inpatient facility providing care during the prenatal period for all pregnant women and infants, including those with serious illnesses and abnormal health conditions.

Source Note: The provisions of this §37.252 adopted to be effective July 18, 1999, 24 TexReg 5196