16 Tex. Admin. Code § 130.50 - Practitioner Identification; Professional Corporations or Associations

(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.

Notes

16 Tex. Admin. Code § 130.50

The provisions of this §130.50 adopted to be effective July 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 5292; Transferred from Title 22 Chapter 376 by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 33, August 18, 2017, TexReg 4145, eff. 9/1/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 42, October 19, 2018, TexReg 6959, eff. 11/1/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 47, November 22, 2024, TexReg 9546, eff. 12/1/2024