FALSE STATEMENT; OFFENSE
Known as the Medical Practice Act
The act spans §§ 151–172 (375 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Doyle v. State (2004)
Most recently applied in Doyle v. State (October 2004)
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff
(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false statement:
(1) in the person's application for a license; or
(2) under oath to obtain a license or to secure the registration of a license to practice medicine.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor's intent is to defraud or harm another, in which event the offense is a state jail felony.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.