The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) DSHS--Department of State Health Services.
  (2) Director--Director of the Center for Health Statistics.
  (3) Executive Leaders--Executive leaders with the classification of Assistant Deputy Commissioner or above.
  (4) Health care facility--
    (A) A hospital;
    (B) An ambulatory surgical center licensed under Chapter 243;
    (C) A chemical dependency treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464;
    (D) A renal dialysis facility;
    (E) A birthing center;
    (F) A rural health clinic;
    (G) A federally qualified health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. §1396d(l)(2)(B); or
    (H) A freestanding emergency medical care facility, as defined by Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 108.002(10)(I).
  (5) Provider--Physician or health care facility.
  (6) Provider Level--Data or information that identifies specific providers by name or uniform identifier.
  (7) Public Information Report--A report created for providing information related to health care quality or effectiveness or access to health care that will be shared with the public. For example: A provider level public information report provides data or information at the provider level and includes provider (health care facility) identifiers and a statewide or geographic level public information report provides data at the prescribed geographic level and does not include provider identifiers. Query results generated from public use data which are available on the DSHS website are not considered as a public information report.
  (8) Request for information--A request made by an individual or organization for summarized or analyzed responses from publicly available data. DSHS does not consider a request for information and responses as a public information report.

Source Note: The provisions of this §421.41 adopted to be effective April 21, 2002, 27 TexReg 3186; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8842; amended to be effective January 30, 2019, 44 TexReg 429; amended to be effective June 17, 2020, 45 TexReg 4041