TX SB2181

Prohibits health care professionals from using false, misleading, or deceptive advertising, including misrepresenting credentials, education, training, expertise, specialty certifications, or licensure status

Requires advertising by health care professionals to include their name and professional identification; defines "advertising" broadly to include business cards, letterhead, signs, emails, websites, and social media

Restricts use of the term "residency" or "fellowship" in postgraduate health education program names to programs intended only for physicians, dentists, podiatrists, or pharmacists

Establishes a list of 40 protected medical specialty titles (such as "physician," "surgeon," "cardiologist," "dermatologist," etc.) that may only be used by persons licensed to practice medicine by the Texas Medical Board

Authorizes healing art licensing boards to impose administrative penalties of up to $1,000 per day for violations of professional identification and advertising requirements, with proceedings subject to Chapter 2001 of the Government Code