Texas Occupations Code - Section 102.001. Soliciting Patients; Offense
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§ 102.001. SOLICITING PATIENTS; OFFENSE. (a) A person
commits an offense if the person knowingly offers to pay or agrees
to accept, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly any
remuneration in cash or in kind to or from another for securing or
soliciting a patient or patronage for or from a person licensed,
certified, or registered by a state health care regulatory agency.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under
this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third
degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person:
(1) has previously been convicted of an offense under
this section; or
(2) was employed by a federal, state, or local
government at the time of the offense.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 101.301 101.302 101.303 101.304 101.305 101.306 101.307 102.001 102.002 102.003 102.004 102.005 102.006 102.007 102.008
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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