Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 102.006 - Failure to Disclose; Offense(a) A person commits an offense if:(1) the person, in a manner otherwise permitted under Section 102.001, accepts remuneration to secure or solicit a patient or patronage for a person licensed, certified, or registered by a state health care regulatory agency; and(2) does not, at the time of initial contact and at the time of referral, disclose to the patient: (A) the person's affiliation, if any, with the person for whom the patient is secured or solicited; and(B) that the person will receive, directly or indirectly, remuneration for securing or soliciting the patient.(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person:(1) has previously been convicted of an offense under this section; or(2) was employed by a federal, state, or local government at the time of the offense. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.