Texas Occupations Code
§ 351.053 — MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
OC § 351.053Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION · Ch. 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS · Art. B. TEXAS OPTOMETRY BOARD
Statute text
View on source(a)A member or employee of the board may not:
(1)be a member of the faculty of a college of optometry or an agent, paid consultant, officer, or employee of a wholesale optical company;
(2)have a financial interest in a college of optometry or wholesale optical company;
(3)be an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of health care; or
(4)be related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a person who is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of health care.
(b)A person may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025), Sec. 1.003, eff. September 1, 2005.