Texas Occupations Code
§ 202.001 — DEFINITIONS
OC § 202.001Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES · Ch. 202. PODIATRISTS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this chapter:
(1)"Advisory board" means the Podiatric Medical Examiners Advisory Board. (1-a) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation. (1-b) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(2)"Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(3)"Podiatrist" means a person who:
(A)is licensed under this chapter to practice podiatry and who directly or indirectly charges money or other compensation for podiatric services; or
(B)publicly professes or claims to be a podiatrist, foot specialist, or doctor or uses any title, degree, letter, syllable, or word that would lead the public to believe that the person is a practitioner authorized to practice or assume the duties incident to the practice of podiatry.
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (H.B. 3078), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.