Tex. Education Code § 58.002
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 58.002, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 58.002. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
(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(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155, Sec. 62(5), eff.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(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155, Sec. 62(5), eff.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(d) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155, Sec. 62(5), eff.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(e) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1155, Sec. 62(5), eff.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.
(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.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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