{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-353.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 353.003","heading":"EFFECT OF CHAPTER.","body":"This chapter does not prevent or restrict a physician from:\n(1) treating or prescribing for a patient; or\n(2) directing or instructing a person under the physician's control or supervision who assists a patient according to a specific direction, order, instruction, or prescription.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION","CHAPTER 353. CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTION ACT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.353.htm#353.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"14f5308f05aac4383a5cbf5acf95d3f1d72df83b43c7f85882f593250ef333f9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-353.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-353.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}