Sec. 402.451. PROHIBITED ACTS

(a) A person may not:

(1) buy, sell, or fraudulently obtain a license or aid another person to do so;

(2) alter a license with the intent to defraud;

(3) wilfully make a false statement in an application to the committee for a license, a temporary training permit, or the renewal of a license;

(4) falsely impersonate a license holder;

(5) engage in the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments when the person's license is suspended or revoked;

(6) dispense or fit a hearing instrument on a person who has ordered the hearing instrument or device by mail unless the person dispensing or fitting is a license holder under this chapter or under Chapter 401; or

(7) sell a hearing instrument by mail.

(b) A license or permit holder may not:

(1) solicit a potential customer by telephone unless the license or permit holder clearly discloses the holder's name and business address and the purpose of the communication;

(2) use or purchase for use a list of names of potential customers compiled by telephone by a person other than the license or permit holder, the license or permit holder's authorized agent, or another license or permit holder; or

(3) perform any act that requires a license from the Texas Optometry Board or the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.