Texas Occupations Code

§ 165.154 — FALSE STATEMENT; OFFENSE

OC § 165.154Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part B. PHYSICIANS · Ch. 165. PENALTIES · Art. D. CRIMINAL PENALTIES

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(a)A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false statement:

(1)in the person's application for a license; or

(2)under oath to obtain a license or to secure the registration of a license to practice medicine.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor's intent is to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a state jail felony. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 827 (H.B. 1998), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2023.