Sec. 602.154. RULES RELATING TO ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The medical board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.
(b) In its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the medical board may not include a rule that:
(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;
(2) restricts the use of a license holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;
(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license holder; or
(4) restricts the license holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.332(c), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.067, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment
Chapter 602 - Medical Physicists
Subchapter D. Medical Board Powers and Duties
Section 602.151. General Powers and Duties
Section 602.152. Consumer Interest Information; Complaints
Section 602.1521. Public Participation
Section 602.1525. Subpoenas; Confidentiality of Information
Section 602.153. Continuing Education
Section 602.154. Rules Relating to Advertising or Competitive Bidding
Section 602.156. Rules on Consequences of Criminal Conviction