Sec. 552.004.  MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS.  (a)  A person may not be a member of the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.
(b)  A person may not be a member of the board if:
(1)  the person is  an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care; or
(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 410), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.