Tex. Occupations Code § 165.153
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 165.153, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 165.153. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ADDITIONAL HARM.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person practices medicine without a license or permit and causes another person:
(1) physical or psychological harm; or
(2) financial harm.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the third degree.
(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail felony.
(1) physical or psychological harm; or
(2) financial harm.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the third degree.
(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail felony.
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