Your state · State pack live
Longevity marketing rules in Texas
What you can claim, how you can pay for referrals, and where Texas diverges from the federal floor. Derived from the live ruleset library.
Yes. Texas has its own longevity and anti-aging marketing law, and Pre-Trip carries it as a live rule set, with every rule traced back to the section of law it comes from, checked 2026-08-04. On top of the federal rules that apply everywhere (the FTC Act, HIPAA, the TCPA, CAN-SPAM), Texas adds 4 rules of its own, listed below with the section behind each one. A clean pass here means the copy cleared both.
Tex. Occ. Code 101.201, titled False, Misleading, or Deceptive Advertising, which provides that a person may not use advertising that is false, misleading, deceptive, or not readily subject to verific
Every Texas scan also runs the always-on federal layer: FTC deceptive health claims and endorsements, TCPA consent and revocation in calls and texts. A ruleset counts toward a clean pass only while it is published, matches its content hash, and its review clock is fresh, which is why the date above is load-bearing.
The claim types Texas law puts off-limits in treatment marketing. Each is compiled from the cited section; the scanner reads your copy for them, and the patterns stay on the server.
-
High riskPromises of a cure, a guaranteed result, or any claim likely to create a false or unjustified expectation of a favorable outcome.
Tex. Occ. Code 101.201(b)(2) makes an advertisement false, misleading or deceptive where it makes a representation likely to create an unjustified expectation about the results of a health care service or procedure, and 101.201(a) prohibits a person from using such advertising.
-
FlagClaims of being the best, top, leading or number one provider without substantiation.
Tex. Occ. Code 101.201(b)(3) makes an advertisement false, misleading or deceptive where it compares a health care professional's services with another health care professional's services unless the comparison can be factually substantiated. The subdivision permits a substantiated comparison, so the defect is the bare ranking.
-
High riskRepresentations that insurance deductibles or copayments may be waived, do not apply, or that plan benefits will be accepted as full payment where cost sharing is in fact required.
Tex. Occ. Code 101.201(b)(6) makes an advertisement false, misleading or deceptive where it represents that health care insurance deductibles or copayments may be waived or are not applicable if they are in fact required, and (b)(7) reaches a representation that plan benefits will be accepted as full payment where a deductible or copayment is required. Both are modelled together because the copy that trips one usually trips the other.
-
FlagCopy designed to take advantage of the fear or emotional vulnerability of a particularly susceptible patient.
Tex. Occ. Code 101.201(b)(8) makes an advertisement false, misleading or deceptive where it makes a representation designed to take advantage of the fears or emotions of a particularly susceptible type of patient. The subdivision turns on the design of the appeal rather than on whether the underlying clinical statement is true.
The exposure Texas attaches to a marketing violation, by tier. Exact amounts and elements live in the cited statute.
- CivilCivil penalties per violation and deceptive-practices exposure. Amounts are in the cited section.
- LicenseAdvertising violations can trigger license discipline for the facility or the provider.
What the scanner does with two versions of the same idea. The flagged line is rendered the way Pre-Trip renders a finding; the clean line is a pass.
Reverse your biological age by ten years, guaranteed.
A guaranteed reversal of biological ageing. The claim is unsubstantiated on its face and the guarantee compounds it.
Age-reversal claims · Tex. Occ. Code 101.201 (false, misleading, or deceptive advertising)
Our programme tracks the markers your clinician selects and reviews them with you every quarter.
Describes the service and what is measured without promising a result.
Texas and federal sources
- Tex. Occ. Code 101.201 (false, misleading, or deceptive advertising) primary
- Tex. Occ. Code 101.002 (composition of the Health Professions Council) primary
- 15 U.S.C. 45 (FTC Act Section 5, official code viewer) primary
- 15 U.S.C. 52 (FTC Act Section 12, false advertisements, official code viewer) primary
- FTC Health Products Compliance Guidance (Dec. 2022) primary
- 16 CFR Part 255 Endorsement Guides, 2023 revision (Cornell LII mirror; ecfr.gov bot-blocked at authoring)
- 16 CFR 255.2 Consumer endorsements (Cornell LII mirror)
- 16 CFR 255.5 Disclosure of material connections (Cornell LII mirror)
- 16 CFR 251.1 Guide concerning use of the word Free (Cornell LII mirror)
- FTC's Endorsement Guides: What People Are Asking (FAQ) primary
- 47 CFR 64.1200, Delivery restrictions (current rule text) primary
- 47 U.S.C. 227, Telephone Consumer Protection Act primary
Pre-Trip is a rigorous screen, not legal advice. Counsel decides; we help you arrive prepared. Coverage for Texas reflects the library as of the build and changes as the law does.