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The following words and terms, when used in these sections, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.(1) Area--A county, census tract, group of census tracts, or other identifiable geographic area in which the majority of the practice's patients live.(2) Department--The Department of State Health Services.(3) Eligible client populations--Residents meeting the eligibility criteria for participation in any of the following programs:(A) federally funded health care programs, including, but not limited to: AIDS (health care delivery programs); community and migrant health centers (Public Health Service Act, §§329 and 330 grantees); family planning; homeless (including Public Health Service Act, §340 grantees); Medicaid; or Medicare;(B) state funded health care programs, including, but not limited to: AIDS (health care delivery programs); children with special health care needs (CSHCN); Medicaid; state primary health care; or student health centers (state funded colleges and universities); or(C) locally funded health care programs, including, but not limited to: locally supported nonprofit health care programs; programs funded by city or county governmental entities; or programs funded by hospital districts.(4) Primary care physicians--Physicians practicing in family/general practice, obstetrics/gynecology, internal medicine, geriatrics, or pediatrics.(5) Practice serving a medically underserved population (Practice-MUP)--An eligible practice designated by the department as a practice serving a medically underserved population in accordance with the Texas Occupations Code, §157.051(11)(F) and this subchapter.