Tex. Occupations Code § 402.453
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 402.453, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 402.453. TREATMENT OF EAR DEFECTS; ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS.
Official statutory text
(a) A license holder may not treat the ear in any manner for any defect or administer any drug or physical treatment unless the license holder is a physician licensed to practice by the Texas Medical Board.
(b) This chapter does not affect a law regulating the practice of medicine as defined by Subtitle B.
(b) This chapter does not affect a law regulating the practice of medicine as defined by Subtitle B.
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