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TITLE 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
CHAPTER 130 - PODIATRIC MEDICINE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER E - PRACTITIONER RESPONSIBILITIES AND CODE OF ETHICS
SECTION/RULE §130.50 - Practitioner Identification; Professional Corporations or Associations
Chapter Review Date 11/02/2022

(a) A practitioner must use the following professional identifiers in any publication related to the practice of podiatric medicine: Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, D.P.M., Podiatrist, Podiatric Physician.(b) A practitioner must include one of the following designations to describe the practitioner's practice in all publications related to the practice of podiatric medicine: Foot Surgeon, Podiatric Surgeon, Foot Specialist, Doctor and Surgeon of the Foot, Injuries and Diseases of the Foot, Podiatric Physician.(c) A practitioner must not use a trade name or assumed name to identify the practitioner's practice, except as authorized in this section.(d) A practitioner must provide the department with the practitioner's practice name, corporate name, trade name or assumed name to identify an individual practice, or a group of podiatric physicians with which he/she is practicing and the address, and notify the department of any changes within 10 business days.(e) The name of a professional corporation created for the practice of podiatric medicine must include one of the following suffixes:(1) (Name), A Professional Corporation;(2) (Name), A Prof. Corp.;(3) (Name), P.C.;(4) (Name), Incorporated;(5) (Name), Inc.;(6) (Name), Professional Association;(7) (Name), P.A.;(8) (Name), P.L.L.P.;(9) (Name), Professional Limited Liability Partnership;(10) (Name), P.L.L.C.;(11) (Name), Professional Limited Liability Company;(12) (Name), L.L.C.; or(13) (Name), Limited Liability Company.(f) A practitioner practicing in a group composed of practitioners from different branches of the healing arts may practice under a corporate name, trade name or assumed name adopted by the group, provided the name fairly and objectively identifies the practice. In addition, within the group, the practitioner must identify themself appropriately.

Source Note: The provisions of this §130.50 adopted to be effective November 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 6953; amended to be effective December 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 9539.

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