Texas Occupations Code

§ 301.153 — RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING

OC § 301.153Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part E. REGULATION OF NURSING · Ch. 301. NURSES · Art. D. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD

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(a)The board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by the person.

(b)The board may not include in its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the board a rule that:

(1)restricts the person's use of any medium for advertising;

(2)restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's voice in an advertisement;

(3)relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person; or

(4)restricts the use of a trade name in advertising by the person.

Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.