Sec. 774.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Health care provider" means a person who has been issued a license by a health care regulatory agency.
(2)  "Health care regulatory agency" means a regulatory agency that:
(A)  appoints a member of the Health Professions Council;  or
(B)  is supervised by the health licensing division of the Texas Department of Health.
(3)  "License" includes a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization, required by law or state agency rule, that a person must obtain to practice or engage in a particular business or occupation.
(4)  "Regulatory agency" means an agency, including a department, commission, board, or office, that:
(A)  is created by the constitution or by statute;
(B)  is in the executive branch of state government;
(C)  has statewide authority;  and
(D)  has authority to deny, grant, renew, revoke, or suspend a license.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 630, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.