{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-774.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 774.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Health care provider\" means a person who has been issued a license by a health care regulatory agency.\n(2) \"Health care regulatory agency\" means a regulatory agency that:\n(A) appoints a member of the Health Professions Council; or\n(B) is supervised by the health licensing division of the Texas Department of Health.\n(3) \"License\" includes a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization, required by law or state agency rule, that a person must obtain to practice or engage in a particular business or occupation.\n(4) \"Regulatory agency\" means an agency, including a department, commission, board, or office, that:\n(A) is created by the constitution or by statute;\n(B) is in the executive branch of state government;\n(C) has statewide authority; and\n(D) has authority to deny, grant, renew, revoke, or suspend a license.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 630, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS","CHAPTER 774. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BETWEEN REGULATORY AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.774.htm#774.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"bd2600c2f4dfe3d2c57881e046be9dbf047c26201068c5949e01cb6fbc777402","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-773.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-774.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}