Sec. 102.006. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if:
(1) the person, in a manner otherwise permitted under Section 102.001, accepts remuneration to secure or solicit a patient or patronage for a person licensed, certified, or registered by a state health care regulatory agency; and
(2) does not, at the time of initial contact and at the time of referral, disclose to the patient:
(A) the person's affiliation, if any, with the person for whom the patient is secured or solicited; and
(B) that the person will receive, directly or indirectly, remuneration for securing or soliciting the patient.
(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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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