Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES |
Chapter 204. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS |
Subchapter H. PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS |
Sec. 204.352. CRIMINAL PENALTY
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(a) A person commits an offense if, without holding a license issued under this chapter, the person:
(1) holds the person out as a physician assistant;
(2) uses any combination or abbreviation of the term "physician assistant" to indicate or imply that the person is a physician assistant; or
(3) acts as a physician assistant.
(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.