{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.4521","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 351.4521","heading":"PERFORMANCE OF SURGERY PROHIBITED.","body":"A therapeutic optometrist may not perform surgery or laser surgery.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.152(e), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION","CHAPTER 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS","SUBCHAPTER J. PROHIBITED PRACTICES BY LICENSE HOLDER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.351.htm#351.4521","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"f4e4daf68390251f711d90b963f13e5b33494b490c3ff55149243c8361358597","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.452","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.453"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}