Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES |
Subtitle D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
Chapter 43. REGULATION OF CHILD-CARE AND CHILD-PLACING AGENCY ADMINISTRATORS |
Sec. 43.0055. COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR ADVERTISING RULES
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(a) The department may not adopt rules restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.
(b) In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the department may not include a rule that:
(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;
(2) restricts the use of a license holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;
(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license holder; or
(4) restricts the license holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.