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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 102.051. Soliciting Patients;  Offense

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(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) practices the art of healing with or without the use of medicine;  and

(2) employs or agrees to employ, pays or promises to pay, or rewards or promises to reward another for soliciting or securing a patient or patronage.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person accepts or agrees to accept anything of value for soliciting or securing a patient or patronage for a person who practices the art of healing with or without the use of medicine.

(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200. Each violation of this section is a separate offense.

(d) For purposes of this section, a person who practices the art of healing includes a masseur and an optometrist.

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