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Tex. Occ. Code § 151.001 (2026)

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Sec. 151.001. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the Medical Practice Act.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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Cited in 21 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Simonson v. Keppard, 225 S.W.3d 868 (Tex. App. 2007).
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Simonson v. Keppard, 225 S.W.3d 868 (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “My review of the governing statutes and regulations finds no authority for an ANP to independently perform "medical acts" of "diagnosis" and "treatment" but through a proper delegation by a supervising physician under the Medical Practice Act, at TEX. OCC.CODE §…”
Neasbitt v. Warren, 22 S.W.3d 107 (Tex. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “Laws 1462 , 1462 (current version at Tex. Occ.Code Ann. §§ 151.001 — .056 (Vernon Supp.”
In Re Xeller, 6 S.W.3d 618 (Tex. App. 1999). “Laws 1431 , 2439-40) (now codified without substantive change at Tex. Occupations Code §151.001 et seq. (Vernon Supp.”
Moreno v. Quintana, 324 S.W.3d 124 (Tex. App. 2010). “208(b); see also Tex.Occ.Code Ann. § 151.001 (Vernon 2004) (providing that Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Subtitle B, may be cited as “the Medical Practice Act”).”
Roe v. Walls Reg'l Hosp., Inc., 21 S.W.3d 647 (Tex. App. 2000). “1, 1999) (now codified without substantive change at Tex Occ.Code Ann. § 151.001 et seq. (Vernon 2000) (hereinafter cited as Tex.”
Walter Zawislak, MD v. Texas Med. Bd. (Tex. App. 2019). “See generally Tex. Occ. Code §§ 151.001–170.003. The TMB’s complaint alleged that Zawislak’s treatment of an emergency-room patient violated the Texas Medical Act and the TMB’s rules.”
Texas Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners Patrick Fortner, in His Off. Capacity as the Bd.'s Exec. Dir. & Texas Chiropractic Ass'n v. Texas Med. Ass'n (Tex. 2021). “” 17 Forty years later, the Legislature amended this provision to define a chiropractic practitioner as one who “(1) uses objective or subjective means to analyze, examine, or evaluate the biomechanical condition of the spine and musculoskeletal system of the human body [or] (2)…”
Texas Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners Patrick Fortner, in His Off. Capacity as the Bd.'s Exec. Dir. & Texas Chiropractic Ass'n v. Texas Med. Ass'n (Tex. 2021). “3 TEX. OCC. CODE §§ 151.001–.056; ante at 3.”
Robert Charles Lowry, M.D.// Cross Texas Med. Bd. v. Texas Med. Bd.// Cross-Appellee, Robert Charles Lowry, M.D. (Tex. App. 2021). “, appeals the trial court’s judgment, which affirmed in part and reversed in part a final order of appellee/cross-appellant the Texas Medical Board (the Board) disciplining him for violations of the Medical Practice Act (MPA), see Tex. Occ. Code §§ 151.001–170.003, and related…”
Michael Sutton v. Octapharma Plasma Inc. (Tex. App. 2022). “17 See TEX. OCC. CODE §§ 151.001–171.024 (Medical Practice Act).”
Michiel R. Noe, M.D., Individually & D/B/A Sun City Women's Health Care v. Grissel A. Velasco (Tex. 2024). “”); TEX. OCC. CODE §§ 151.001–168.202 (regulating the conduct of physicians), 151.”
Farrah Arsenia Agustin-Bunch v. Texas Med. Bd. (Tex. App. 2025). “The Board has jurisdiction over the subject matter and Respondent pursuant to the Medical Practice Act, Title 3, Subtitle B, Tex. Occ. Code Ann. §§ 151.001 et seq. 4 2.”
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— Tex. Occ. Code § 151.001(a)(1) — 1 case
Simonson v. Keppard, 225 S.W.3d 868 (Tex. App. 2007). “My review of the governing statutes and regulations finds no authority for an ANP to independently perform "medical acts" of "diagnosis" and "treatment" but through a proper delegation by a supervising physician under the Medical Practice Act, at TEX. OCC.CODE §…”
— Tex. Occ. Code § 151.001(a)(l) — 1 case
Simonson v. Keppard, 225 S.W.3d 868 (Tex. App. 2007). “My review of the governing statutes and regulations finds no authority for an ANP to independently perform "medical acts" of "diagnosis" and "treatment" but through a proper delegation by a supervising physician under the Medical Practice Act, at TEX. OCC.CODE §…”
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