Tex. Occ. Code Section 156.002
Exemption for Certain Physicians

(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.

(c)

A retired physician whose only practice is voluntary medical care for a disaster relief organization is exempt from the registration permit fee requirement.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.027(q), eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 13, eff. June 10, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 246 (H.B. 655), Sec. 4, eff. May 30, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1096 (H.B. 2158), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Section 156.002 — Exemption for Certain Physicians, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­156.­htm#156.­002 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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