Sec. 611.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Patient" means a person who consults or is interviewed by a professional for diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of any mental or emotional condition or disorder, including alcoholism or drug addiction.
(2)  "Professional" means:
(A)  a person authorized to practice medicine in any state or nation;
(B)  a person licensed or certified by this state to diagnose, evaluate, or treat any mental or emotional condition or disorder;  or
(C)  a person the patient reasonably believes is authorized, licensed, or certified as provided by this subsection.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.