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Tex. Occ. Code § 206.253

CERTAIN PROHIBITED PRACTICES

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff

(a) This chapter does not authorize a person who holds a license issued under this chapter to engage in the practice of:

(1) medicine, as defined by Subtitle B; or

(2) nursing, as defined by Chapter 301.

(b) A health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, or health benefit plan may not require a registered nurse or physician assistant to be licensed as a surgical assistant as a condition for reimbursement.

(c) A clinic, hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or other facility may not require a registered nurse or physician assistant to be licensed as a surgical assistant as a condition for assisting at surgery at the facility.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.