Tex. Occupations Code § 204.053
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 204.053, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 204.053. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or profession problems and in promoting their common interest.
(b) A person may not be a public member of the physician assistant board if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of health care;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board or physician assistant board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board or physician assistant board; or
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the medical board or physician assistant board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for physician assistant board membership, attendance, or expenses.
(c) A person may not be a member of the physician assistant board and may not be a medical board employee in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care.
(d) A person may not be a member of the physician assistant board or act as the general counsel to the physician assistant board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the medical board or physician assistant board.
(b) A person may not be a public member of the physician assistant board if the person or the person's spouse:
(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of health care;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board or physician assistant board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board or physician assistant board; or
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the medical board or physician assistant board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for physician assistant board membership, attendance, or expenses.
(c) A person may not be a member of the physician assistant board and may not be a medical board employee in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:
(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care; or
(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care.
(d) A person may not be a member of the physician assistant board or act as the general counsel to the physician assistant board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the medical board or physician assistant board.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.