{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-168.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 168.102","heading":"CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE.","body":"(a) A physician who owns or operates a pain management clinic shall apply for a certificate for the clinic under this chapter. A pain management clinic must be owned and operated by a medical director who is a physician who practices in this state under an unrestricted license.\n(b) An applicant for a certificate under this chapter must submit an application to the board on a form prescribed by the board.\n(c) The board shall issue a certificate if the board finds that the pain management clinic meets the requirements of this chapter and the standards adopted by the board under this chapter.\n(d) If an applicant for a certificate under this chapter is under investigation by the board for a violation of this subtitle, board rules, or other law relating to the prescription, dispensation, administration, supply, or sale of a controlled substance, the board may not make a decision on the application until the board has reached a final decision on the matter under investigation.\nRedesignated from Occupations Code, Chapter 167 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(45), eff. September 1, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1226 (S.B. 1643), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 168. REGULATION OF PAIN MANAGEMENT CLINICS","SUBCHAPTER C. CERTIFICATION OF CLINIC"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.168.htm#168.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"4bf56e8566caa18887ce877b611c51e7b206c864d33310ecbf84590f595d12db","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-168.101","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-168.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}