In this chapter:

1. (1) "Health care provider" means a person who has been issued a license by a health care regulatory agency.

2. (2) "Health care regulatory agency" means a regulatory agency that:

   1. (A) appoints a member of the Health Professions Council; or
   2. (B) is supervised by the health licensing division of the Texas Department of Health.
3. (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.

4. (4) "Regulatory agency" means an agency, including a department, commission, board, or office, that:

   1. (A) is created by the constitution or by statute;
   2. (B) is in the executive branch of state government;
   3. (C) has statewide authority; and
   4. (D) has authority to deny, grant, renew, revoke, or suspend a license.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 630, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.