Tex. Occupations Code § 801.052
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 801.052, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 801.052. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person is eligible for appointment as a veterinarian member of the board if the person:
(1) has resided and practiced veterinary medicine in this state for the six years preceding the date of appointment;
(2) is of good repute; and
(3) is not the holder of a special license issued under Section 801.256.
(b) A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the board if the person:
(1) is licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the field of health care;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization that:
(A) provides health care services;
(B) sells, manufactures, or distributes health care supplies or equipment; or
(C) is regulated by or receives funds from the board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization that:
(A) provides health care services;
(B) sells, manufactures, or distributes health care supplies or equipment; or
(C) is regulated by or receives funds from the board; or
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.
(c) A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the board if the person's spouse:
(1) is licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the field of veterinary medicine;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization that:
(A) provides veterinary health care services;
(B) sells, manufactures, or distributes veterinary health care supplies or equipment; or
(C) is regulated by or receives funds from the board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization that:
(A) provides veterinary health care services;
(B) sells, manufactures, or distributes veterinary health care supplies or equipment; or
(C) is regulated by or receives funds from the board; or
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.
(1) has resided and practiced veterinary medicine in this state for the six years preceding the date of appointment;
(2) is of good repute; and
(3) is not the holder of a special license issued under Section 801.256.
(b) A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the board if the person:
(1) is licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the field of health care;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization that:
(A) provides health care services;
(B) sells, manufactures, or distributes health care supplies or equipment; or
(C) is regulated by or receives funds from the board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization that:
(A) provides health care services;
(B) sells, manufactures, or distributes health care supplies or equipment; or
(C) is regulated by or receives funds from the board; or
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.
(c) A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the board if the person's spouse:
(1) is licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the field of veterinary medicine;
(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization that:
(A) provides veterinary health care services;
(B) sells, manufactures, or distributes veterinary health care supplies or equipment; or
(C) is regulated by or receives funds from the board;
(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization that:
(A) provides veterinary health care services;
(B) sells, manufactures, or distributes veterinary health care supplies or equipment; or
(C) is regulated by or receives funds from the board; or
(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.
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