Tex. Occupations Code § 206.252
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 206.252, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 206.252. SERVICE CONTRACTS.
Official statutory text
This chapter does not:
(1) limit the employment arrangement of a surgical assistant licensed under this chapter;
(2) require a surgeon or hospital to contract with a surgical assistant;
(3) authorize a health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, or health benefit plan to require a surgeon to contract with a surgical assistant; or
(4) require a hospital to use a licensed surgical assistant for surgical assisting.
(1) limit the employment arrangement of a surgical assistant licensed under this chapter;
(2) require a surgeon or hospital to contract with a surgical assistant;
(3) authorize a health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, or health benefit plan to require a surgeon to contract with a surgical assistant; or
(4) require a hospital to use a licensed surgical assistant for surgical assisting.
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