Texas § OC.102.051 - SOLICITING PATIENTS
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§ OC.102.051. SOLICITING PATIENTS
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 or provide any benefit or commission to 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 or any benefit or commission 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 527 (H.B. 4454 ), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2025.
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Section OC.102.051 ("SOLICITING PATIENTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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