Sec. 58.002.  DEFINITIONS.
(a)  In this chapter:
(1)  "Resident physician" means a person who is appointed a resident physician by a school of medicine in The University of Texas System, the Texas Tech University System, The Texas A&M University System, or the University of North Texas System or by the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine or the Baylor College of Medicine and who:
(A)  has received a Doctor of Medicine or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Baylor College of Medicine or from an approved school of medicine; or
(B)  is a citizen of Texas and has received a Doctor of Medicine or a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from some other school of medicine that is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or by the Bureau of Professional Education of the American Osteopathic Association.
(2)   "Compensation" includes:
(A)  stipends;
(B)  payments, if any, for services rendered; and
(C)  fringe benefits when applied to payments to or for the benefit of resident physicians.
(b)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155, Sec. 62(5), eff. September 1, 2013.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155, Sec. 62(5), eff. September 1, 2013.
(d)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155, Sec. 62(5), eff. September 1, 2013.
(e)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155, Sec. 62(5), eff. September 1, 2013.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3245, ch. 855, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 991, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 12, eff. June 16, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155 (S.B. 215), Sec. 62(5), eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (H.B. 2867), Sec. 2, eff. May 29, 2019.