25 Tex. Admin. Code § 37.252 - Definitions
The following words and terms pertain explicitly to this subchapter and shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Basic
perinatal facility--An inpatient facility providing care during the prenatal
period for women and infants whose care is or is expected to be
uncomplicated.
(2)
Department--Texas Department of Health, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas
78756.
(3) Health
education--Provision of health information and anticipatory guidance concerning
nutrition, fitness, and the prevention and early recognition of perinatal risk
conditions and/or illnesses.
(4)
Health promotion--Provision of information or activities which motivate
individuals to adopt healthy behaviors, including the appropriate use of health
resources.
(5) Infant--An
individual from birth through the first year of life.
(6) Intrapartum--The period beginning at the
onset of labor or childbirth and ending with delivery.
(7) Neonate--An infant from birth through 28
completed days after birth.
(8)
Parenting information--Information provided to any person responsible for the
care of a child about practices which promote the child's mental and physical
health and quality of life.
(9)
Perinatal--The period which begins before conception in a woman of
child-bearing age and ends on the infant's first birthday.
(10) Postpartum--The six-week period
following delivery.
(11)
Prenatal--The period beginning on the date of conception and ending with the
commencement of labor or childbirth.
(12) Provider--A person, facility, and/or
organized entity that delivers or affects the delivery of perinatal
care.
(13) Specialty perinatal
facility--An inpatient facility providing care during the prenatal period for
women and infants whose care is or is expected to be uncomplicated as well as
for the majority of those women and infants who are at high risk for or who
require complicated care.
(14)
State--The State of Texas.
(15)
Subspecialty perinatal facility--An inpatient facility providing care during
the prenatal period for all pregnant women and infants, including those with
serious illnesses and abnormal health conditions.
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