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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle A. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS GENERALLY |
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Chapter 102. SOLICITATION OF PATIENTS |
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Subchapter B. HEALING ARTS |
Sec. 102.051. SOLICITING PATIENTS; OFFENSE
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(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 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 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.