Tex. Occupations Code § 603.153
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 603.153, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 603.153. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Official statutory text
(a) The medical board may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the medical board under this chapter except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice.
(b) The medical board may not include in rules to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice by a person regulated by the medical board under this chapter a rule that:
(1) restricts the person's use of any medium for advertising;
(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's voice in an advertisement;
(3) relates to the size or duration of any advertisement by the person; or
(4) restricts the use by the person of a trade name in advertising.
(b) The medical board may not include in rules to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice by a person regulated by the medical board under this chapter a rule that:
(1) restricts the person's use of any medium for advertising;
(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's voice in an advertisement;
(3) relates to the size or duration of any advertisement by the person; or
(4) restricts the use by the person of a trade name in advertising.
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