# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.001: DEFINITIONS

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.001

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.001
- **Heading:** DEFINITIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.001

## Text

In this title:

(1) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(3) "Vital statistics unit" means the vital statistics unit established in the Department of State Health Services.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.001 § 191.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.002 § 191.002. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.003 § 191.003. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.004 § 191.004. STATE REGISTRAR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.005 § 191.005. VITAL STATISTICS ACCOUNT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.006 § 191.006. RECORDS OF PERSONS IN HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.007 § 191.007. REGULATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.008 § 191.008. SORTING COLLECTED DATA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.009 § 191.009. USE OF DIACRITICAL MARKS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.009.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.010 § 191.010. DEATH INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.010.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.0011 § 191.0011. REFERENCE IN OTHER LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.0011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.011 § 191.011. DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO SECRETARY OF STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.012 § 191.012. DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CERTAIN HOSPITALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.021 § 191.021. REGISTRATION DISTRICTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C191_S191.021.md)

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