Sec. 298E.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of hospital managers of a district.

(2) "District" means a hospital district to which this chapter applies.

(3) "Institutional health care provider" means a hospital that is not owned and operated by a federal, state, or local government and provides inpatient hospital services.

(4) "Paying provider" means an institutional health care provider required to make a mandatory payment under this chapter.

(5) "Program" means a health care provider participation program authorized by this chapter.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 304 (H.B. 1142), Sec. 2, eff. May 31, 2019.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 345 (S.B. 1350), Sec. 1, eff. May 31, 2019.