Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 37 - MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SERVICES
Subchapter G - SPINAL SCREENING PROGRAM
Section 37.142 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Abnormal spinal curvature--An anatomic, structural deviation from the normal spinal curve, such as scoliosis or kyphosis.
(2) Certification--The process by which the Department of State Health Services (department) trains individuals to conduct spinal screening as well as to then provide training screening procedures.
(3) Chief Administrator--The principal (or designee) of a school as defined by the Texas Education Agency, Title 19, Part 2, Chapter 149, Subchapter BB.
(4) Department--The Department of State Health Services.
(5) Licensed professional--An individual who is appropriately licensed under state law, including physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, and registered nurses, and has completed a course of study in physical assessment.
(6) Professional examination--A diagnostic evaluation performed by an appropriately licensed professional whose expertise addresses the diagnostic needs of the individual identified as having a possible abnormal spinal curvature. A professional examination is one that is performed according to the requirements of this subchapter and of Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 37.
(7) School--An educational institution, public or private, that admits children who are five through twenty-one years of age, which includes an individual school campus.
(8) Screening--A test or battery of tests for rapidly determining the need for a professional examination.
