Sec. 351.407. GOVERNMENTAL DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. (a) A program supported by the state or by a political subdivision of the state may not discriminate against a health care practitioner because the practitioner is an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist.
(b) A law or policy of the state or of a political subdivision of the state that requires or encourages a person to obtain vision care or medical eye care that is within the scope of practice of an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may not discriminate against a health care practitioner because the practitioner is an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Professions Related to Eyes and Vision
Chapter 351 - Optometrists and Therapeutic Optometrists
Subchapter I. Prohibited Practices in General
Section 351.401. Prohibited Offer, Representation, or Designation
Section 351.402. Impersonation Prohibited
Section 351.403. False, Deceptive, or Misleading Advertising
Section 351.404. Eyeglasses as Prize or Inducement
Section 351.405. Alteration of Prescription
Section 351.406. Expired Contact Lens Prescription
Section 351.407. Governmental Discrimination Prohibited