Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Texas Attorney General Reports
Decided February 20, 2001Published
1Opinion of the Court
Office of the Attorney General — State of Texas John Cornyn The Honorable Florence Shapiro Chair, State Affairs Committee Texas State Senate P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711
Re: Whether the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners is authorized to adopt rules that prohibit all physician advertising containing testimonials (RQ-0265-JC)
Dear Senator Shapiro:
Section 101.201 of the Occupations Code prohibits health profession advertising that is false, misleading, deceptive, or not readily subject to verification and includes within this prohibited category any advertising containing a testimonial.…
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