(a) The department shall assign to each licensed abortion facility a unique license number that may not change during the period the facility is operating in this state.
(b) A licensed abortion facility shall include the unique license number assigned to the facility by the department in any abortion advertisement directly relating to the provision of abortion services at the facility. If more than one location is advertised in a single advertisement, the license number(s) for each location shall be included in the advertisement. The facility shall document efforts to place the unique license number in advertisements within each specific deadline for each advertisement.
(c) In this section, "abortion advertisement" means:
  (1) any communication that advertises the availability of abortion services at a licensed abortion facility and that is disseminated through a public medium, including an advertisement in a newspaper or other publication or an advertisement on television, radio, or any other electronic medium; or
  (2) any commercial use of the name of the licensed facility as a provider of abortion services, including the use of the name in a directory, listing, or pamphlet.

Source Note: The provisions of this §139.7 adopted to be effective June 28, 2009, 34 TexReg 4125