Texas Occupations Code

§ 504.056 — RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING

OC § 504.056Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING · Ch. 504. CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS · Art. B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT

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(a)The executive commissioner may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the department under this chapter except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice.

(b)The executive commissioner may not include in rules adopted under this chapter a rule that:

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

(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 person's advertisement under a trade name. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.