{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-156.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 156.002","heading":"EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PHYSICIANS.","body":"(a) The board by rule may exempt a retired physician from the registration permit fee requirement.\n(b) A physician licensed by the board whose only practice is voluntary charity care, as defined by board rule, is exempt from the registration permit fee requirement.\n(c) A retired physician whose only practice is voluntary medical care for a disaster relief organization is exempt from the registration permit fee requirement.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(q), eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 13, eff. June 10, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 246 (H.B. 655), Sec. 4, eff. May 30, 2005.\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 2158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 156. REGISTRATION OF PHYSICIANS","SUBCHAPTER A. RENEWAL AND REGISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.156.htm#156.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"0b807fb288818821ccd0e94c2a9dc772a0cf707db034bc21435eeccd6142774b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-156.0015","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-156.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}