1. (a) Interior Designers duly registered in Texas are authorized to use the title "interior designer" to describe themselves and use the term "interior design" to describe services they offer and perform in Texas.

2. (b) A firm, partnership, corporation, or other business association may use the title "interior designer" or the term "interior design" in its name or to describe services it offers or performs in Texas only under the following conditions:

   1. (1) The business employs at least one Interior Designer on a full-time basis or associates with at least one Interior Designer pursuant to the provisions of section 5.132; and
   2. (2) The Interior Designer(s) employed by or associated with the business pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of this section exercise Supervision and Control over all interior design services performed by nonregistrants on behalf of the business.
3. (c) No entity other than those qualified under subsections (a) and (b) of this section may use the title "interior designer" or the term "interior design" in its name or to describe services it offers or performs in Texas.
4. (d) A person participating in an internship to complete the experiential requirements for interior design registration in Texas may use the title "interior design intern."

Source Note:The provisions of this §5.133 adopted to be effective February 27, 2001, 26 TexReg 1724.