Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following
words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following
meanings.
(1) Client site--The physical location of the client
at the time that telehealth services are being provided.
(2) Facilitator--An individual physically present with
a client who assists with the delivery of behavior analysis services
through telehealth at the direction of a behavior analyst or assistant
behavior analyst.
(3) Provider--An individual who provides telehealth
services and holds a current:
(A) behavior analyst license under Texas Occupations
Code §506.253 and §506.255; or
(B) assistant behavior analyst license under Texas
Occupations Code §§506.254 - §506.255.
(4) Provider site--The physical location of the provider
at the time the telehealth services are provided that is distant or
remote from the client site.
(5) Telecommunications--Interactive communication of
information at a distance by concurrent two-way transmission using
telecommunications technology, including, without limitation, sound,
visual images, and/or computer data, between the client site and the
provider site, and required to occur without a change in the form
or content of the information, as sent and received, other than through
encoding or encryption of the transmission itself for purposes of
and to protect the transmission.
(6) Telecommunications technology--Computers, smart
phones, and equipment, other than analog telephone, email, or facsimile
technology and equipment, used or capable of use for purposes of telecommunications.
For purposes of this subchapter, the term includes, without limitation:
(A) compressed digital interactive video, audio, or
data transmission;
(B) clinical data transmission using computer imaging
by way of still-image capture, storage and forward;
(C) smart phones, or any audio-visual, real-time, or
two-way interactive communication system; and
(D) other technology that facilitates the delivery
of telehealth services.
(7) Telehealth--The use of telecommunications or telecommunications
technology for the exchange of information from one site to another
for the provision of behavior analysis services to a client from a
provider.
(8) Telehealth services--The application of telecommunications
technology to deliver behavior analysis services to a client who is
physically located at a site other than the site where the provider
is located.
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