{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-204.352","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 204.352","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if, without holding a license issued under this chapter, the person:\n(1) holds the person out as a physician assistant;\n(2) uses any combination or abbreviation of the term \"physician assistant\" to indicate or imply that the person is a physician assistant; or\n(3) acts as a physician assistant.\n(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 204. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS","SUBCHAPTER H. PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.204.htm#204.352","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"1cdbd9a53272d316fc50847c1f779adea15c44e5b4ab0087678e96f07d7ddfbf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-204.351","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-204.353"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}