{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-604.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 604.101","heading":"CERTIFICATE OR TEMPORARY PERMIT REQUIRED; SUPERVISION.","body":"(a) A person may not represent that the person is able to practice respiratory care or that the person is a respiratory care practitioner unless the person holds a certificate or temporary permit issued under this chapter.\n(b) A person may not practice respiratory care other than under the direction of a qualified medical director or other physician licensed by the medical board.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.195, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.161, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE K. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO USE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT","CHAPTER 604. RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS","SUBCHAPTER C. CERTIFICATE AND TEMPORARY PERMIT REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.604.htm#604.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"ec2951ba8b495f0ebcb9454dc07fa06400a0ad1b0a2fefefffa3e6c733b3be83","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-604.060","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-604.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}