{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-603.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 603.004","heading":"APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.","body":"This chapter does not apply to:\n(1) a qualified perfusionist employed by the United States government while discharging official duties;\n(2) a person licensed by another health professional licensing board if the person:\n(A) does not directly or indirectly represent to the public that the person is licensed under this chapter and does not use a name, title, or other designation indicating that the person is licensed under this chapter; and\n(B) confines the scope of the person's practice to that authorized by the law under which the person is licensed as a health professional;\n(3) a student enrolled in an accredited perfusion education program if the perfusion services performed by the student:\n(A) are an integral part of the student's course of study; and\n(B) are directly supervised by a licensed perfusionist who:\n(i) is assigned to supervise the student; and\n(ii) is on duty and immediately available in the assigned patient care area;\n(4) a person who successfully completes an approved perfusion education program but has not been issued a provisional license under Section 603.259 if the person:\n(A) complies with Section 603.259(c); and\n(B) receives a provisional license not later than the 180th day after the date the person successfully completes the program; or\n(5) a person performing autotransfusion or blood conservation techniques under the supervision of a licensed physician.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 231 (S.B. 403), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE K. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO USE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT","CHAPTER 603. PERFUSIONISTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.603.htm#603.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"a30164efc2155ceaf2d73eee82e0f75e3780335612f68eb447e57e443eb4438d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-603.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-603.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}