Tex. Occupations Code § 801.602
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 801.602, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 801.602. REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION.
Official statutory text
(a) To register a veterinary medical facility, the business entity providing services at the facility shall submit the application provided by the board and pay the applicable fee established by the board pursuant to Section 801.154. The application must be signed by a person with authority to act on behalf of the entity.
(b) The facility shall, in its application for registration:
(1) indicate the type of business entity that provides services at the facility, and provide information regarding the owners, partners, and operators of the entity, including a management services organization that contracts with the facility, as required by board rule; and
(2) provide the names and license or registration numbers of all persons who provide services at the facility and are regulated by the board.
(c) An application under this section shall require the facility to designate a medical director. The designated medical director must:
(1) be licensed by the board as a veterinarian and remain in good standing;
(2) regularly practice veterinary medicine at or from the facility; and
(3) co-sign the application for registration; and
(4) agree to accept all correspondence from the board on behalf of the facility.
(d) A veterinary medical facility whose designated medical director ceases to be affiliated with the facility shall designate a new medical director within 30 days of the change.
(e) The term of a registration issued under this section and the process for renewal of a registration shall be provided by board rule.
(b) The facility shall, in its application for registration:
(1) indicate the type of business entity that provides services at the facility, and provide information regarding the owners, partners, and operators of the entity, including a management services organization that contracts with the facility, as required by board rule; and
(2) provide the names and license or registration numbers of all persons who provide services at the facility and are regulated by the board.
(c) An application under this section shall require the facility to designate a medical director. The designated medical director must:
(1) be licensed by the board as a veterinarian and remain in good standing;
(2) regularly practice veterinary medicine at or from the facility; and
(3) co-sign the application for registration; and
(4) agree to accept all correspondence from the board on behalf of the facility.
(d) A veterinary medical facility whose designated medical director ceases to be affiliated with the facility shall designate a new medical director within 30 days of the change.
(e) The term of a registration issued under this section and the process for renewal of a registration shall be provided by board rule.
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