Texas Occupations Code
§ 102.051 — SOLICITING PATIENTS; OFFENSE
OC § 102.051Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part A. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS GENERALLY · Ch. 102. SOLICITATION OF PATIENTS · Art. B. HEALING ARTS
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if the person:
(1)practices the art of healing with or without the use of medicine; and
(2)employs or agrees to employ, pays or promises to pay, or rewards or promises to reward or provide any benefit or commission to another for soliciting or securing a patient or patronage.
(b)A person commits an offense if the person accepts or agrees to accept anything of value or any benefit or commission for soliciting or securing a patient or patronage for a person who practices the art of healing with or without the use of medicine.
(c)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200. Each violation of this section is a separate offense.
(d)For purposes of this section, a person who practices the art of healing includes a masseur and an optometrist. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by:
Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 527 (H.B. 4454), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2025.