Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 40 - STOCK MEDICATION IN SCHOOLS AND OTHER ENTITIES
Subchapter C - EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTOR POLICIES IN YOUTH FACILITIES
Section 40.23 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 40.23

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

The following terms and phrases, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) Anaphylaxis--As defined in Texas Human Resources Code, § 42.067.

(2) Authorized healthcare provider--A physician, or person who has been delegated prescriptive authority by a physician under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 157 as described in Texas Health and Safety Code, § 773.0145.

(3) Personnel--Employees or volunteers of a youth facility.

(4) Unassigned epinephrine auto-injector--An epinephrine auto-injector prescribed by an authorized healthcare provider in the name of the youth facility, issued with a non-patient-specific standing order for the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector.

(5) Youth facility is:

(A) a child-care facility, as defined by Texas Human Resources Code, § 42.002;

(B) a day camp or youth camp, as defined by Texas Health and Safety Code, § 141.002;

(C) a youth center, as defined by Texas Health and Safety Code, § 481.134;

(D) a small employer-based day-care facility, as defined by Texas Human Resources Code, § 42.151;

(E) a temporary shelter day-care facility, as defined by Texas Human Resources Code, § 42.201;

(F) a listed family home, as defined by Texas Human Resources Code, § 42.052(c); or

(G) any other private or public entity that would benefit from the possession and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors, that provide services for youth under the age of eighteen.

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