Texas Occupations Code 156.002 – Exemption for Certain Physicians
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(a) The board by rule may exempt a retired physician from the registration permit fee requirement.
(b) A physician licensed by the board whose only practice is voluntary charity care, as defined by board rule, is exempt from the registration permit fee requirement.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 156.002
- Board: means the Texas Medical Board. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
- Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
- Physician: means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A retired physician whose only practice is voluntary medical care for a disaster relief organization is exempt from the registration permit fee requirement.