Relating to the regulation of certain health professionals; providing an administrative penalty.
SB 2181 clarifies rules for health care professionals' advertising to prevent misleading practices. It prohibits specific deceptive tactics, such as falsely claiming specialty certifications, making unverified comparisons of services, or using titles that misrepresent credentials. The bill establishes administrative penalties for violations, including fines or other enforcement actions by licensing boards. This directly affects health care professionals (like doctors, therapists, and clinics) who advertise services in Texas.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2025
Last action Mar 24, 2025
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Committee
1
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brent Hagenbuch
RRepublican
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