{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-205.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 205.052","heading":"PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY.","body":"A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the acupuncture board if the person or the person's spouse:\n(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the field of health care;\n(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by the medical board or receiving funds from the medical board or acupuncture board;\n(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by the medical board or acupuncture board or receiving funds from the medical board;\n(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the medical board or acupuncture board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for acupuncture board membership, attendance, or expenses; or\n(5) owns, operates, or has a financial interest in a school of acupuncture.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.056(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 205. ACUPUNCTURE","SUBCHAPTER B. TEXAS STATE BOARD OF ACUPUNCTURE EXAMINERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.205.htm#205.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"2f6fc0f5d3d4544171c0ad3b6faa90ea82eac90cb0cb63d11cbc01a9a1d69ff5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-205.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-205.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}