Tex. Occupations Code § 156.002
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 156.002, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 156.002. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIANS.
Official statutory text
(a) The board by rule may exempt a retired physician from the registration permit fee requirement.
(b) A physician licensed by the board whose only practice is voluntary charity care, as defined by board rule, is exempt from the registration permit fee requirement.
(c) A retired physician whose only practice is voluntary medical care for a disaster relief organization is exempt from the registration permit fee requirement.
(b) A physician licensed by the board whose only practice is voluntary charity care, as defined by board rule, is exempt from the registration permit fee requirement.
(c) A retired physician whose only practice is voluntary medical care for a disaster relief organization is exempt from the registration permit fee requirement.
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