The board may adopt rules and bylaws as necessary to:
(1) govern its own proceedings;
(2) perform its duties;
(3) regulate the practice of medicine in this state; and
(4) enforce this subtitle.
Tex. Occ. Code § 153.001
ADOPTION OF RULES
Known as the Medical Practice Act
The act spans §§ 151–172 (375 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Joseph Cotropia v. Mary Chapman (2020)
Most recently applied in Joseph Cotropia v. Mary Chapman (October 2020)
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.