Tex. Occupations Code § 112.001
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 112.001, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 112.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Health care practitioner" means an individual issued a license, certificate, registration, title, permit, or other authorization to engage in a health care profession.
(2) "Licensing entity" means a department, commission, board, office, authority, or other agency of the state that regulates activities and persons under this title.
(1) "Health care practitioner" means an individual issued a license, certificate, registration, title, permit, or other authorization to engage in a health care profession.
(2) "Licensing entity" means a department, commission, board, office, authority, or other agency of the state that regulates activities and persons under this title.
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