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Tex. Occupations Code § 151.001 Short Title
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Sec. 151.001. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the Medical Practice Act. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Tex. Occupations Code § 151.002 Definitions
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Sec. 151.002. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this subtitle: (1) "Board" means the Texas Medical Board. (2) "Continuing threat to the public welfare" means a real danger to the health of a physician's patients or to the public from the acts or omissions of the physician caused through the ph…
Tex. Occupations Code § 151.003 Legislative Findings
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Sec. 151.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: (1) the practice of medicine is a privilege and not a natural right of individuals and as a matter of public policy it is necessary to protect the public interest through enactment of this subtitle to regulate the gr…
Tex. Occupations Code § 151.004 Application of Sunset Act
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Sec. 151.004. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Medical Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this subtitle and Chapters 204, 205, 206, 601, 602, 603, and 604 e…