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Texas Occupations Code - Chapter 151 General ProvisionsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Occupations Code > Texas Occupations Code - Chapter 151 General Provisions This subtitle may be cited as the Medical Practice Act. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. ... (a) In this subtitle: (1) "Board" means the Texas Medical Board. (2) "Continuing threat to the public welfare" means a real danger to the health ... The legislature finds that: (1) the practice of medicine is a privilege and not a natural right of individuals and as a matter of public ... The Texas Medical Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board ... (a) A program supported in whole or in part by the state or by a political subdivision of the state may not discriminate against a ... (a) A hospital, institution, or program that is licensed by the state, is operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state, or ... (a) This subtitle does not apply to: (1) a dentist, licensed under the laws of this state, engaged strictly in the practice of dentistry; (2) ... (a) This subtitle does not prohibit a person from giving advice regarding the use and role of food and food ingredients, including dietary supplements. (b) ... (a) This subtitle does not prohibit: (1) a person from providing or seeking advice or information relating to that person's self-care; or (2) the dissemination ... This subtitle does not prohibit a hospital from entering into an independent contractor agreement with a physician to provide services at the hospital or at ... (a) A person who is physically located in another jurisdiction but who, through the use of any medium, including an electronic medium, performs an act ... Texas Lawyers
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