Source: https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/opinions/49cornyn/op/2001/htm/jc0342.htm
Timestamp: 2016-12-07 11:05:04
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 101', '§ 153', '§ 153', '§ 164', '§ 164', '§ 101', '§ 164', '§ 152', '§ 153', '§ 164', '§ 3', '§ 101', '§ 101', '§ 152', '§ 413', '§ 164', '§ 1', '§ 18', 'art. 4495', '§ 3']

category any advertising containing a testimonial. See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 101.201 (Vernon
§ 153.002(a). The Board has adopted rules that deem any advertisement that contains a testimonial
Id. § 153.002(a). The Board has adopted rules dealing specifically with physician advertising that provide in
§ 164.3) (emphasis added). A "testimonial" under the Board's rules is "[a]n attestation or implied
codified at 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 164.2(2)). In light of the section 153.002's restriction on Board
. . . . Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 101.201(b)(1), (4) (Vernon 2000) (emphasis added). A primary rule of statutory construction is that legislative enactments involving the same
4348 (to be codified at 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 164.1). The Board is the state agency empowered
to regulate the practice of medicine. See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 152.001(Vernon 2000). Section
chapters 151-165. See id. § 153.001. Under the Medical Practice Act, the Board is charged with
services that are not readily subject to verification. See id. §§ 164.051 (grounds for license denial
advertising statements); Act of May 25, 1999, 76th Leg., R.S., ch. 1271, § 3, sec. 3.08, 1999 Tex.
Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 101.201(a), (b)(4) (Vernon 2000). A violation of this section, among others,
is grounds for revocation or denial of a license by the appropriate health agency, see id. § 101.204,
which with respect to physicians, is the Board. See id. §§ 152.001 (Board to regulate practice of
Am. Jur. 2d Constitutional Law §§ 413, 480 (1998 & Supp. 2000). Thus, the doctrine would apply
1. Additionally, "[t]estimonials are not limited to patient comments but may also include comments from colleagues, friends, family, actors, models, fictional characters, or other persons or entities." 25 Tex. Reg. 1497, 1498 (2000), adopted 25 Tex. Reg. 4348 (to be codified at 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 164.2(2)).
3. Sections 101.201 and 153.002 were adopted by the 73d Legislature. See Act of May 26, 1993, 73d Leg., R.S., ch. 669, § 1.01, sec. 3(a), (b), 1993 Tex. Gen. Laws 2483, 2484 (adopting article 4512p, Revised Civil Statutes, predecessor to section 101.201); Act of May 30, 1993, 73d Leg., R.S., ch. 862, § 18, 1993 Tex. Gen. Laws 3374, 3388 (adopting art. 4495b, § 3.085, Revised Civil Statutes, predecessor to section 153.002).