amend the proposed section 4(b)(9) subsequent to the witness's testimony.
Wedonotbelim,howeva,thatapractitionaofthehealingartwhousesthetitlc "dodorinaccordancewiththsHeelingArtIdentificationActmaybeguiltyoffalse, m&ding, or deceptive adverbsing under article 4512~. section 4. Established rules of statutory construction constrain us to construe statutes harmoniously ifit is possible. See Postell v. Skzte, 693 S.W.2d 462,464 (Tex. Grim. App. 1985) (quoting Gzuser v. Scaie.
%Venutethatthed&ic&cemtofTravisCumtyrweatlydcdanditwahdamletheTexasBmnl otchimpwctic~promulgatcd,~eTaasBoard~chiropraaic~19TarRcg.~33. o&pted 19 Tex F&g.4951(1994) (lobe cdi6ed as 22 TALC.0 80.2(a)(s), (6)), on the gmd ibat, as a msnu of lsw, the Bad of chiroprectic Exemhu~ m its authority in passing the rule. Clliropocric Sbc 'y Y. Texas Bd. of Chimpmdic Ewniturs, No. 94-08315 (D&t. Ct. of Travis County 2OOthh1dicialDistofTexas,Dec 13,1994). ThemleaulhobdalicmseofthcBoardofchiroprsctc P u,usetbetitlcschimprado,dodordchimpractihD.C,doaor.D.C,chimpracticpbysidaa. oranyrkMtiveofthefustfourtitlc.s. TexasBcdofchiroprpd~Examinm. 19Tex.Rcg.2603. adoped 19 Tcx Reg. 4951(1994).
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624 S.W.2d 669 (Tex. App.-Beaumont 1981, no writ)); 2B NORMANJ. SINGER, STAIUTESANDSTATUT~RY~ONSIRUCTTON~~~.~~, at229-30(5thed.1992).
We believe we can construe article 4512~ section 4(b)(9) harmoniously with section 4 of the Healing Art Identitication Act. Article 4512p, section 4(b)(9) does not proscribe the use of a tide that the Healing Art Identitication Act explicitly authorims a pmctitioner to use. gather, we construe article 4512~ section 4(b)(9) as simihu to article 4561.10(19). V.T.C.S., which per&ins to applicants for and individuals who hold a Iicense to tit and diqense hearing instruments. Article 4566-1.10(19) authorizes the State Committee of Exsminers in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments to deny or revoke such a license ifthe applicant or Iicensee has used the terms
"doctor," "audiologist," "clinic," %iinical audiologist," "state hosed," "state certitied," "licensed hearing instrument dispenser," "board certified hearing instrument specialist," "hearing instrument sped&t," "ostilied hearing aid audiologist" or any other term, abbreviation, or symbol [so as to] falsely givefl the impression that: (A) a service isbeing provided by a person who is licensed or has been awarded a degree or tide; or
(B)thepersonptwidingasenkhasbeenrecommendedbya H ww or kath providerI; Accordingly, we interpret article 4512~. section 4(b)(9) to prohii an individual from&ningtohim-orherseIfwithatitleindicathtgIicensure whentleilldiadbnot in fact licensed. For example, under articIe 4512p, section 4(b)(9), an individusd may not nfa to him- or herself as an "MD.," see MoceZnch v. Wvsong, 680 F.2d 1062 (5th Cii. 1982);apasoa~tlicensedbytheStateBoardofDartalExaminasynotsdvatisc him-orhaselfasadentist;MdaaathletictrainanotlicensedbytheStateBoardof Podiatry Examiners may not advertise him- or hersdf as a podiatrist. Siiy, article 4512p,rtction4(bX9)~toaaimlividualwhoto~orhasdfwitha~e thatsuggeststheindividualhasbeenawardedadegreeortitlethatheorshedoesnot,in fhct$ have.'0
Section 4(b)(9) also expressly forbids the use of a tide or professional identification "that is expressly or commonly reserwd to or used by another profession." (Emphasis added.) Section 4 of the Healing Art Identi6cation Act expresdy resewes to any practitioner ,of the healing art use of the tide "doctor," so long as the practitioner designatestheauthoritybywhichheorsheusesthetitleorthe~Uegeorhonorarydegree thatgaverisetouseofthetitle. Weconcludethatanacupuncturistmayusethstitle
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"doctor," so long as the acupuncturist uses the title in accordance with section 4 of the Healing Art Identification Act. We do not believe, however, that the board may recommend to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners a rule regarding an acupuncturist's use of the tide "doctor" under the Healing Art Identitication Act; such a rule would not be "necessary for