Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.056
This is the official text of Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.056, part of Texas’s Business Organizations Code — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§ 22.056. HEALTH ORGANIZATION CORPORATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Doctors of medicine and osteopathy licensed by the Texas Medical Board, podiatrists licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and chiropractors licensed by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners may form a corporation that is jointly owned, managed, and controlled by those practitioners to perform a professional service that falls within the scope of practice of those practitioners and consists of:
(1) carrying out research in the public interest in medical science, medical economics, public health, sociology, or a related field;
(2) supporting medical education in medical schools through grants or scholarships;
(3) developing the capabilities of individuals or institutions studying, teaching, or practicing medicine, including podiatric medicine, or chiropractic;
(4) delivering health care to the public; or
(5) instructing the public regarding medical science, public health, hygiene, or a related matter.
(b) When doctors of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, and chiropractic form a corporation that is jointly owned by those practitioners, the authority of each of the practitioners is limited by the scope of practice of the respective practitioners and none can exercise control over the other's clinical authority granted by their respective licenses, either through agreements, the certificate of formation or bylaws of the corporation, directives, financial incentives, or other arrangements that would assert control over treatment decisions made by the practitioner. The Texas Medical Board, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners continue to exercise regulatory authority over their respective licenses.
(1) carrying out research in the public interest in medical science, medical economics, public health, sociology, or a related field;
(2) supporting medical education in medical schools through grants or scholarships;
(3) developing the capabilities of individuals or institutions studying, teaching, or practicing medicine, including podiatric medicine, or chiropractic;
(4) delivering health care to the public; or
(5) instructing the public regarding medical science, public health, hygiene, or a related matter.
(b) When doctors of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, and chiropractic form a corporation that is jointly owned by those practitioners, the authority of each of the practitioners is limited by the scope of practice of the respective practitioners and none can exercise control over the other's clinical authority granted by their respective licenses, either through agreements, the certificate of formation or bylaws of the corporation, directives, financial incentives, or other arrangements that would assert control over treatment decisions made by the practitioner. The Texas Medical Board, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners continue to exercise regulatory authority over their respective licenses.
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