{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-206.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 206.251","heading":"SCOPE OF PRACTICE.","body":"(a) The practice of a surgical assistant is limited to surgical assisting performed under the direct supervision of a physician who delegated the acts.\n(b) The practice of a surgical assistant may be performed in any place authorized by a delegating licensed physician, including a clinic, hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or other institutional setting.\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 F. SCOPE OF PRACTICE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.206.htm#206.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"374a00cced61eb2dd1f49e06720b1460261bebebc36e254816fc2799d8f75114","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-206.215","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-206.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}