Section 601.023 - Membership Eligibility and Restrictions(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(b) A person may not be a public member of the advisory board if the person or the person's spouse: (1) is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in a health care profession;(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board or advisory board;(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board or advisory board; or(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the medical board or advisory board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for advisory board membership, attendance, or expenses.(c) A person may not be a member of the advisory 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.(d) A person may not be a member of the advisory board or act as the general counsel to the advisory 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 medical board or advisory board.Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 838,Sec. 2.004, eff. 9/1/2015.