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Tex. Occupations Code § 205.302

AUTHORIZED PRACTICE WITHOUT REFERRAL

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Tex. Occupations Code § 205.302, AUTHORIZED PRACTICE WITHOUT REFERRAL, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/698448
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(a) After notice and public hearing, the medical board shall determine by rule whether an acupuncturist may treat a patient for alcoholism or chronic pain without a referral from a physician, dentist, or chiropractor. The medical board shall make the determination based on clinical evidence and what the medical board determines to be in the best interest of affected patients. (b) Notwithstanding Section 205.301, a license holder may, without a referral from a physician, dentist, or chiropractor, perform acupuncture on a person for: (1) smoking addiction; (2) weight loss; or (3) substance abuse, to the extent permitted by medical board rule adopted with advice from the acupuncture board.