Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.022 · Subchapter B. HEALTH AUTHORITIES
QUALIFICATIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A health authority must be:
(1) a competent physician with a reputable professional standing who is legally qualified to practice medicine in this state; and
(2) a resident of this state.
(b) To be qualified to serve as a health authority, the appointee must:
(1) take and subscribe to the official oath; and
(2) file a copy of the oath and appointment with the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0369, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.121.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.022. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.029DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.Printed as Section 121.022(a) | Section 121.022(b)
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.0331DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.Printed as Section 121.022(a) | Section 121.022(b)
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 121.0451DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.Printed as Section 121.022(a) | Section 121.022(b)
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