(a) A professional association or foreign professional association may provide a professional service in this state only through owners, managerial officials, employees, or agents, each of whom:
- (1) is a professional individual; and
- (2) is licensed in this state to provide the same professional service provided by the entity.
- (b) A professional entity, other than a professional association, may provide a professional service in this state only through owners, managerial officials, employees, or agents, each of whom is an authorized person.
- (c) An individual may not, under the guise of employment, provide a professional service in this state unless the individual is licensed to provide the professional service under the laws of this state.
- (d) This section may not be construed to prohibit a professional entity or foreign professional entity from employing individuals who do not, according to general custom and practice, ordinarily provide a professional service, including clerks, secretaries, bookkeepers, technicians, nurses, or assistants.
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.