Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.001
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§ 89.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Community corrections facility" means a facility established under Chapter 509, Government Code.
(2) "County jail" means a facility operated by or for a county for the confinement of persons accused or convicted of an offense and includes:
(A) a facility operated by or for a county for the confinement of persons accused or convicted of an offense;
(B) a county jail or a correctional facility authorized by Subchapter F, Chapter 351, Local Government Code; and
(C) a county correctional center authorized by Subchapter H, Chapter 351, Local Government Code.
(3) "Governing body" means:
(A) the commissioners court of a county, for a county jail;
(B) the district judges governing a community corrections facility, for a community corrections facility;
(C) the governing body of a municipality, for a jail operated by or under contract to a municipality; or
(D) the community supervision and corrections department, for a jail operated under contract to a community supervision and corrections department.
(4) "Health authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.021.
(5) "Jail" means:
(A) a county jail; or
(B) a facility for the confinement of persons accused of an offense that is:
(i) operated by a municipality or a vendor under contract with a municipality under Subchapter F, Chapter 351, Local Government Code; or
(ii) operated by a vendor under contract with a community supervision and corrections department under Chapter 76, Government Code.
(6) "Local health department" means a health department created under Subchapter D, Chapter 121.
(7) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in a state of the United States.
(8) "Public health district" means a health district established under Subchapter E, Chapter 121.
(9) "Screening test" means a rapid analytical laboratory or other procedure to determine the need for further diagnostic evaluation.
(10) "Tuberculosis" means a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or other members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
(1) "Community corrections facility" means a facility established under Chapter 509, Government Code.
(2) "County jail" means a facility operated by or for a county for the confinement of persons accused or convicted of an offense and includes:
(A) a facility operated by or for a county for the confinement of persons accused or convicted of an offense;
(B) a county jail or a correctional facility authorized by Subchapter F, Chapter 351, Local Government Code; and
(C) a county correctional center authorized by Subchapter H, Chapter 351, Local Government Code.
(3) "Governing body" means:
(A) the commissioners court of a county, for a county jail;
(B) the district judges governing a community corrections facility, for a community corrections facility;
(C) the governing body of a municipality, for a jail operated by or under contract to a municipality; or
(D) the community supervision and corrections department, for a jail operated under contract to a community supervision and corrections department.
(4) "Health authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.021.
(5) "Jail" means:
(A) a county jail; or
(B) a facility for the confinement of persons accused of an offense that is:
(i) operated by a municipality or a vendor under contract with a municipality under Subchapter F, Chapter 351, Local Government Code; or
(ii) operated by a vendor under contract with a community supervision and corrections department under Chapter 76, Government Code.
(6) "Local health department" means a health department created under Subchapter D, Chapter 121.
(7) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in a state of the United States.
(8) "Public health district" means a health district established under Subchapter E, Chapter 121.
(9) "Screening test" means a rapid analytical laboratory or other procedure to determine the need for further diagnostic evaluation.
(10) "Tuberculosis" means a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or other members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
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