Texas Occupations Code 351.367 – Contract or Employment With Community Health Centers
(a) In this section, “community health center” means a health organization that:
(1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
(2) is organized and operated as:
(A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. § 254b or 254c; or
(B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(l)(2)(B).
(b) The board by rule shall certify a health organization to contract with or employ an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist if the organization:
(1) applies for certification on a form approved by the board; and
(2) presents proof satisfactory to the board that the organization is a community health center.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 351.367
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A community health center that contracts with or employs an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist under this section may not control or attempt to control the professional judgment of the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist.