| (32) Sexual assault survivor--An individual who is
a victim of a sexual assault, regardless of whether a report is made,
or a conviction is obtained in the incident.
(33) Stabilize--To provide necessary medical treatment
of an emergency medical condition to ensure, within reasonable medical
probability, that the condition is not likely to deteriorate materially
from or during the transfer of the individual from a facility.
(34) Transfer--Movement (including the discharge) of
an individual outside a facility at the direction of and after personal
examination and evaluation by the facility physician. Transfer does
not include movement outside a facility of an individual who has been
declared dead or who leaves the facility against the advice of a physician.
(35) Transfer agreement--A referral, transmission,
or admission agreement with a hospital.
(36) Universal precautions--Procedures for disinfecting
and sterilizing reusable medical devices and appropriate use of infection
control, including hand washing, use of protective barriers, and use
and disposal of needles and other sharp instruments, as those procedures
are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This
term includes standard precautions as defined by CDC, which are designed
to reduce the risk of transmission of bloodborne and other pathogens
in healthcare facilities.
(37) Violation--Failure to comply with the Act, another
statute relating to the licensure or operation of a freestanding emergency
medical care facility, a rule or standard, or an order issued by the
executive commissioner of HHSC or the executive commissioner's designee,
adopted or enforced under the Act.
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