{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-206.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 206.002","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"(a) A person is not required to hold a license under this chapter if the person is:\n(1) a student enrolled in a surgical assistant education program approved by the medical board who is assisting in a surgical operation that is an integral part of the program of study;\n(2) a surgical assistant employed in the service of the federal government while performing duties related to that employment;\n(3) a person acting under the delegated authority of a licensed physician;\n(4) a licensed health care worker acting within the scope of the person's license;\n(5) a registered nurse; or\n(6) a licensed physician assistant.\n(b) This chapter does not affect the authority of a licensed physician to delegate acts under Subtitle B.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1014, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 206. SURGICAL ASSISTANTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.206.htm#206.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"081d83f30e98279a8150ac0626176db417626488a7865a5b1695c576c50016c7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-206.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-206.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}