# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.002: DEFINITIONS

> Texas · Statutes · Repealed

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.002
- **Heading:** DEFINITIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** Repealed
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 42 / Section 42.002

## Text

In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(18), eff. April 2, 2015.

(2) "Other benefit" means a benefit, other than one provided under this chapter, to which a person is entitled for payment of the costs of medical care and treatment, services, pharmaceuticals, transportation, and supplies, including benefits available from:

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

(B) Title XVIII or Title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395 et seq. and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396 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 other compulsory employers' insurance programs;

(F) a public program created by federal law, state law, or the ordinances or rules of a municipality or other 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, or a hospital district; or

(G) a cause of action for medical expenses brought by an applicant for or recipient of services from the department, 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.

(3) "Serum creatinine test" is a diagnostic test of a person's blood that measures the level of creatinine present in the blood.

(4) "Estimated glomerular filtration rate" is a calculation of a person's kidney function based on:

(A) the person's age, race, and gender; and

(B) the results of the person's serum creatinine test.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.001 § 42.001. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.002 § 42.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.003 § 42.003. KIDNEY HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.004 § 42.004. SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.005 § 42.005. FACILITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.006 § 42.006. SELECTION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.007 § 42.007. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.008 § 42.008. DENIAL, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.009 § 42.009. REIMBURSEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.009.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.010 § 42.010. RECOVERY OF COSTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.010.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.011 § 42.011. FUNDING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.012 § 42.012. CONTRACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.013 § 42.013. COOPERATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.013.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.014 § 42.014. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C42_S42.014.md)

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