(1) "Health care goods" means a tangible product, device, medicine, or other object provided in conjunction with a health care service.

(2) "Health care provider" means a person who renders health care services or an agent or employee of an organization that renders or provides a facility and means to render health care services. The term includes a physician, surgeon, person who may be selected by an insured or a beneficiary under Article 21.52, Insurance Code, and person defined as a provider of health care under Section 2.05(d)(1), Medical Practice Act (Article 4495b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

(3) "Health care service" means a service that is intended to improve or maintain the physical or mental condition of an individual and that is rendered, directed, or supervised by a health care provider.

(4) "Insurer" means a person who engages in the business of insurance in this state, including:

(A) an insurer that is not authorized to do business in this state;

(B) a health maintenance organization;

(C) a group hospital service corporation regulated under Chapter 20, Insurance Code; and

(D) any person who self-insures and provides health care benefits to the person's employees.

(5) "Statement" means an oral or written communication or a record or documented representation of fact evidencing a loss, injury, or expense. The term includes computer-generated information.