Tex. Occ. Code § 165.151 : OCCUPATIONS CODE — HEALTH PROFESSIONS — PHYSICIANS — PENALTIES — CRIMINAL PENALTIES — General Criminal Penalty TEXT PDF (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subtitle or a rule of the board. (b) If another penalty is not specified for the offense, an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Tex. Occ. Code § 165.151 Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.