Texas Occupations Code - Section 102.051. Soliciting Patients; Offense
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§ 102.051. SOLICITING PATIENTS; OFFENSE. (a) A person
commits an offense if the person:
(1) practices the art of healing with or without the
use of medicine; and
(2) employs or agrees to employ, pays or promises to
pay, or rewards or promises to reward another for soliciting or
securing a patient or patronage.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person accepts or
agrees to accept anything of value for soliciting or securing a
patient or patronage for a person who practices the art of healing
with or without the use of medicine.
(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200. Each
violation of this section is a separate offense.
(d) For purposes of this section, a person who practices the
art of healing includes a masseur and an optometrist.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Section: 102.005 102.006 102.007 102.008 102.009 102.010 102.011 102.051 102.052 102.053 102.054 103.001 103.002 103.003 103.004
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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