{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-162.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 162.103","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"Rules adopted by the board under this subchapter do not apply to:\n(1) an outpatient setting in which only local anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, or both are used in a total dosage amount that does not exceed 50 percent of the recommended maximum safe dosage per outpatient visit;\n(2) a licensed hospital, including an outpatient facility of the hospital that is located separate from the hospital;\n(3) a licensed ambulatory surgical center;\n(4) a clinic located on land recognized as tribal land by the federal government and maintained or operated by a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization as listed by the United States secretary of the interior under 25 U.S.C. Section 479a-1 or as listed under a successor federal statute or regulation;\n(5) a facility maintained or operated by a state or local governmental entity;\n(6) a clinic directly maintained or operated by the United States; or\n(7) an outpatient setting accredited by:\n(A) The Joint Commission relating to ambulatory surgical centers;\n(B) the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities; or\n(C) the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.31, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 978), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 162. REGULATION OF PRACTICE OF MEDICINE","SUBCHAPTER C. ANESTHESIA IN OUTPATIENT SETTING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.162.htm#162.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"c4ccbb7a8cd78963b0dcc904bd83ab47c9132182a0641f1e5ab6e3933d028401","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-162.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-162.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}