- (a) A physician's authorization of or use in any advertising for his or her practice of the term "board certified" or any similar words or phrase calculated to convey the same meaning shall constitute misleading or deceptive advertising under the Act, §3.08(6), unless the physician discloses the complete name of the specialty board which conferred the aforementioned certification.
- (b) A physician may not use the term "board certified" or any similar words or phrase calculated to convey the same meaning if the claimed board certification has expired and has not been renewed at the time the advertising in question was published or broadcast.
Source Note:The provisions of this §164.1 adopted to be effective November 25, 1988, 13 TexReg 5680.