Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 9 - TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD › Chapter 194 - MEDICAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY › Subchapter A - CERTIFICATE HOLDERS, NON-CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS, AND OTHER AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS OR ENTITIES › Section 194.18 - Advertising or Competitive Bidding

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  person, including a medical radiologic technologist, who is not certified under
				  the Act shall not use the word "medical radiologic technologist", on any sign,
				  display, or other form of advertising unless the person is expressly exempt
				  from the certification requirement.
(b) A certificate or permit holder shall not
				  use advertising that is false, misleading, or deceptive, as defined under
				  §
										164.3
				  of this title (relating to Misleading or Deceptive Advertising).
(c) When an assumed name is used in a
				  person's practice as a medical radiologic technologist, limited medical
				  radiologic technologist, or non-certified technician, the individual's legal
				  name or certificate or permit number must be listed in conjunction with the
				  assumed name. An assumed name used by a medical radiologic technologist,
				  limited medical radiologic technologist, or non-certified technician must not
				  be false, misleading, or deceptive.
(d) A limited medical radiologic technology
				  educational program or a training program for non-certified technicians shall
				  not make false, misleading, or deceptive statements concerning the activities
				  or programs of another limited medical radiologic technology education program
				  or a training program for non-certified technicians.
(e) A limited medical radiologic technology
				  educational program or a training program for non-certified technicians shall
				  not maintain, advertise, solicit for or conduct any course of instruction
				  intended to qualify a person for certification or placement on the registry
				  without first obtaining approval from the board.
(f) Advertisement by an educational or
				  training program seeking prospective students must clearly indicate that
				  training is being offered, and shall not, either by actual statement, omission,
				  or intimation, imply that prospective employees are being sought.
(g) Advertisements seeking prospective
				  students must include the full and correct name of the educational or training
				  program.
(h) No statement or
				  representation shall be made to prospective or enrolled students that
				  employment will be guaranteed upon completion of any program or that falsely
				  represents opportunities for employment.
(i) No statement shall be made by an
				  educational or training program that it has been accredited unless the
				  accreditation is that of an appropriate nationally recognized accrediting
				  agency published by the United States Office of Education.
(j) No educational or training program shall
				  advertise an employment agency under the same name or a confusingly similar
				  name or at the same location as the educational or training program. No
				  representative shall solicit students for a program through an employment
				  agency.