Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle B. PHYSICIANS |
Chapter 151. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Subchapter B. APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUBTITLE |
Sec. 151.053. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN PERSONS PROVIDING NUTRITIONAL ADVICE
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(a) This subtitle does not prohibit a person from giving advice regarding the use and role of food and food ingredients, including dietary supplements.
(b) Subsection (a) does not authorize a person to:
(1) practice medicine; or
(2) state, in violation of law, that a product might cure a disease, disorder, or condition.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.