Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle K. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO USE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
Chapter 603. PERFUSIONISTS |
Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 603.153. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING
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(a) The executive commissioner may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the department except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice.
(b) The executive commissioner may not include in rules to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice by a person regulated by the department a rule that:
(1) restricts the person's use of any medium for advertising;
(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's voice in an advertisement;
(3) relates to the size or duration of any advertisement by the person; or
(4) restricts the use by the person of a trade name in advertising.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 , Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2005.