Texas § OC.104.003 - REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § OC.104.003 — REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ OC.104.003. REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION
REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION. (a) A person subject to this section who uses the person's name on a written or printed professional identification, including a sign, pamphlet, stationery, or letterhead, or who uses the person's signature as a professional identification shall designate as required by this section the healing art the person is licensed to practice. (b) A person who is licensed by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and holds a doctor of medicine degree shall use: (1) physician or surgeon, M.D.; (2) doctor, M.D.; or (3) doctor of medicine, M.D. (c) A person who is licensed by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and holds a doctor of osteopathy degree shall use: (1) physician or surgeon, D.O.; (2) osteopathic physician or surgeon; (3) doctor, D.O.; (4) doctor of osteopathy; (5) doctor of osteopathic medicine; (6) osteopath; or (7) D.O. (d) A person who is licensed by the State Board of Dental Examiners shall use: (1) dentist; (2) doctor, D.D.S.; (3) doctor of dental surgery; (4) D.D.S.; or (5) doctor of dental medicine, D.M.D. (e) A person who is licensed by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall use: (1) chiropractor; (2) doctor, D.C.; (3) doctor of chiropractic; or (4) D.C. (f) A person who is licensed by the Texas Optometry Board shall use: (1) optometrist; (2) doctor, optometrist; (3) doctor of optometry; or (4) O.D. (g) A person who is licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to practice podiatry shall use: (1) chiropodist; (2) doctor, D.S.C.; (3) doctor of surgical chiropody; (4) D.S.C.; (5) podiatrist; (6) doctor, D.P.M.; (7) doctor of podiatric medicine; or (8) D.P.M. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170 ), Sec. 19.019, eff. September 1, 2019.
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas § OC.104.003
What does The Texas Constitution § OC.104.003 cover?
Section OC.104.003 ("REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION") 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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