Occupations Code § 168.002

Sec. 168.002. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1) a medical or dental school or an outpatient clinic associated with a medical or dental school; (2) a hospital, including any outpatient facility or clinic of a hospital; (3) a hospice established under 40 T.A.C. Section 97.403 or defined by 42 C.F.R. Section 418.3; (4) a facility maintained or operated by this state; (5) a clinic maintained or operated by the United States; (6) a health organization certified by the board under Section 162.001; or (7) a clinic owned or operated by a physician who treats patients within the physician's area of specialty and who personally uses other forms of treatment, including surgery, with the issuance of a prescription for a majority of the patients. Redesignated from Occupations Code, Chapter 167 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(45), eff. September 1, 2011. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 956 (H.B. 1803), Sec. 7, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1167 (H.B. 3285), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.