Section 168.102 - Certificate Application and Issuance(a) A physician who owns or operates a pain management clinic shall apply for a certificate for the clinic under this chapter. A pain management clinic must be owned and operated by a medical director who is a physician who practices in this state under an unrestricted license.(b) An applicant for a certificate under this chapter must submit an application to the board on a form prescribed by the board.(c) The board shall issue a certificate if the board finds that the pain management clinic meets the requirements of this chapter and the standards adopted by the board under this chapter.(d) If an applicant for a certificate under this chapter is under investigation by the board for a violation of this subtitle, board rules, or other law relating to the prescription, dispensation, administration, supply, or sale of a controlled substance, the board may not make a decision on the application until the board has reached a final decision on the matter under investigation.Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1226,Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/2013.Redesignated from Occupations Code, Chapter 167 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91, Sec. 27.001(45), eff. 9/1/2011.