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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Occupations Code § 504.056: RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

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  1. OCCUPATIONS CODE
  2. TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS
  3. SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING
  4. CHAPTER 504. CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS
  5. SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT

(a) The executive commissioner may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the department under this chapter except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice.

(b) The executive commissioner may not include in rules adopted under this chapter a rule that:

(1) restricts the person's use of any advertising medium;

(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person; or

(4) restricts the person's advertisement under a trade name.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:31Z. Source file · JSON

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