Texas § OC.453.006 - PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § OC.453.006 — PRACTICE OF MEDICINE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ OC.453.006. PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. (a) A person may not engage in diagnosing diseases or in practicing medicine as defined by law on the basis of a license issued under this chapter. (b) A person may not use an affix indicating or implying that the person is a physician on the basis of a license issued under this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. SUBCHAPTER B. TEXAS BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS
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