DEFINITIONS.
Tex. INS Code § 1351.001.
in effectIn this chapter:
(1) "Health services" includes:
(A) skilled nursing by a registered nurse or a licensed vocational nurse under the supervision of at least one registered nurse and at least one physician;
(B) physical, occupational, speech, or respiratory therapy;
(C) the services of a home health aide under the supervision of a registered nurse; and
(D) the furnishing of medical equipment and supplies other than drugs or medicines.
(2) "Home health agency" means a business that:
(A) provides home health services; and
(B) is licensed by the Texas Department of Human Services under Chapter 142 , Health and Safety Code.
(3) "Home health services" means the provision of health services for payment or other consideration in a patient's residence under a plan of care that is:
(A) established, approved in writing, and reviewed at least every two months by the attending physician; and
(B) certified by the attending physician as necessary for medical purposes.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.