Tex. Occupations Code § 117.005
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 117.005, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 117.005. INTERFERENCE PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
(a) The Texas Medical Board or another state agency may not prohibit, interfere with, initiate a legal or administrative proceeding against, or impose a fine or penalty against:
(1) a physician or health care practitioner solely because the physician or practitioner provides direct patient care; or
(2) a person solely because the person pays a direct fee for direct patient care.
(b) A health insurer, health maintenance organization, or health care provider as that term is defined by Section 105.001 may not prohibit, interfere with, or initiate a legal proceeding against:
(1) a physician or health care practitioner solely because the physician or practitioner provides direct patient care; or
(2) a person solely because the person pays a direct fee for direct patient care.
(1) a physician or health care practitioner solely because the physician or practitioner provides direct patient care; or
(2) a person solely because the person pays a direct fee for direct patient care.
(b) A health insurer, health maintenance organization, or health care provider as that term is defined by Section 105.001 may not prohibit, interfere with, or initiate a legal proceeding against:
(1) a physician or health care practitioner solely because the physician or practitioner provides direct patient care; or
(2) a person solely because the person pays a direct fee for direct patient care.
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