Sec. 165.157. DUTY TO ASSIST IN CERTAIN PROSECUTIONS. (a) The board and the board's employees shall assist the local prosecuting officers of each county in the enforcement of:
(1) state laws prohibiting the unlawful practice of medicine;
(2) this subtitle; and
(3) other matters.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, a prosecution is subject to the direction and control of the prosecuting officers. This subtitle does not deprive those officers of any authority vested by law.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Criminal Penalties
Section 165.151. General Criminal Penalty
Section 165.152. Practicing Medicine in Violation of Subtitle
Section 165.153. Criminal Penalties for Additional Harm
Section 165.1535. Performing Surgery While Intoxicated
Section 165.154. Tampering With Governmental Record; Perjury Offenses
Section 165.155. Solicitation of Patients; Penalty
Section 165.156. Misrepresentation Regarding Entitlement to Practice Medicine
Section 165.157. Duty to Assist in Certain Prosecutions
Section 165.158. Unauthorized Release of Confidential Information