Section 194.18 - Advertising or Competitive Bidding(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.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 194.18
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 13, March 31, 2017, TexReg 1765, eff. 4/3/2017