# Tex. Occupations Code § 162.001: CERTIFICATION BY BOARD > Texas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C162_S162.001 ## Section - **Citation:** Tex. Occupations Code § 162.001 - **Heading:** CERTIFICATION BY BOARD - **Jurisdiction:** Texas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.001 ## Text (a) The board by rule shall certify a health organization that: (1) applies for certification on a form approved by the board; and (2) presents proof satisfactory to the board that the organization meets the requirements of Subsection (b) or (c). (b) The board shall approve and certify a health organization that: (1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) organized to: (A) conduct scientific research and research projects in the public interest in the field of medical science, medical economics, public health, sociology, or a related area; (B) support medical education in medical schools through grants and scholarships; (C) improve and develop the capabilities of individuals and institutions studying, teaching, and practicing medicine; (D) deliver health care to the public; or (E) instruct the general public in medical science, public health, and hygiene and provide related instruction useful to individuals and beneficial to the community; (2) is organized and incorporated solely by persons licensed by the board; and (3) has as its directors and trustees persons who are: (A) licensed by the board; and (B) actively engaged in the practice of medicine. (c) The board shall certify a health organization to contract with or employ physicians licensed by the board if the organization: (1) is a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3)); and (2) is organized and operated as: (A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or (B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B). (c-1) Expired. (c-2) Expired. (c-3) Expired. (c-4) The board shall certify a health organization to contract with or employ physicians licensed by the board if the organization: (1) is a hospital district: (A) recognized by a federal agency as a public entity eligible to receive a grant related to a community or federally qualified health center described by Subdivision (2); and (B) created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003; and (2) is organized and operated as: (A) a migrant, community, or homeless health center under the authority of and in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c; or (B) a federally qualified health center under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B). (c-5) This section applies to a hospital district described by Subsection (c-4) only in relation to the hospital district's operations as a community or federally qualified health center described by Subsection (c-4)(2). ## Nearby sections - [Tex. 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