Sec. 32.002. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter:

(1) "Adolescent" means an individual younger than 18 years of age.

(2) "Ancillary services" means services necessary to obtain timely, effective, and appropriate maternal and infant health improvement services, and includes prescription drugs, medical social services, transportation, health promotion services, and laboratory services.

(3) "Facility" includes a hospital, public health clinic, birthing center, outpatient clinic, or community health center.

(4) "Infant care" means maternal and infant health improvement services and ancillary services appropriate for an individual from birth to 12 months of age.

(5) "Intrapartum care" means maternal and infant health improvement services and ancillary services appropriate for a woman, fetus, or infant during childbirth.

(6) "Maternal and infant health improvement services" means services necessary to assure quality health care for women and children.

(7) "Medical assistance program" means the program administered by the single state agency under Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396 et seq.).

(8) "Other benefit" means a benefit, other than a benefit provided under this chapter, to which an individual is entitled for payment of the costs of maternal and infant health improvement services, ancillary services, educational services, or transportation services, including benefits available from:

(A) an insurance policy, group health plan, or prepaid medical care plan;

(B) Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.);

(C) the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;

(D) the TRICARE program of the United States Department of Defense;

(E) workers' compensation or any other compulsory employers' insurance program;

(F) a public program created by federal or state law, other than Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396 et seq.), or by an ordinance or rule of a municipality or political subdivision of the state, excluding benefits created by the establishment of a municipal or county hospital, a joint municipal-county hospital, a county hospital authority, a hospital district, or the facilities of a publicly supported medical school; or

(G) a cause of action for medical, facility, or medical transportation expenses, or a settlement or judgment based on the cause of action, if the expenses are related to the need for services provided under this chapter.

(9) "Perinatal care" means maternal and infant health improvement services and ancillary services that are appropriate for women and infants during the perinatal period, which begins before conception and ends on the infant's first birthday.

(10) "Postpartum care" means maternal and infant health improvement services and ancillary services appropriate for a woman following a pregnancy.

(11) "Preconceptional care" means maternal and infant health improvement services and ancillary services appropriate for a woman before conception that are provided with the intent of planning and reducing health risks that might adversely affect her pregnancies.

(12) "Prenatal care" means maternal and infant health improvement services and ancillary services that are appropriate for a pregnant woman and the fetus during the period beginning on the date of conception and ending on the commencement of labor.

(13) "Program" means the maternal and infant health improvement services program authorized by this chapter.

(14) "Provider" means a person who, through a grant or a contract with the department or through other means approved by the department, provides maternal and infant health improvement services and ancillary services that are purchased by the department for the purposes of this chapter.

(15) "Support" means the contribution of money or services necessary for a person's maintenance, including food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and health care.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule may define a word or term not defined by Subsection (a) as necessary to administer this chapter. The executive commissioner may not define a word or term so that the word or term is inconsistent or in conflict with the purposes of this chapter, or is in conflict with the definition and conditions of practice governing a provider who is required to be licensed, registered, certified, identified, or otherwise sanctioned under the laws of this state.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 124, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0079, eff. April 2, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0080, eff. April 2, 2015.