Tex. Occ. Code § 165.153 : OCCUPATIONS CODE — HEALTH PROFESSIONS — PHYSICIANS — PENALTIES — CRIMINAL PENALTIES — Criminal Penalties for Additional Harm TEXT PDF (a) A person commits an offense if the person practices medicine without a license or permit and causes another person: (1) physical or psychological harm; or (2) financial harm. (b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the third degree. (c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail felony. Tex. Occ. Code § 165.153 Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.