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Texas Occupations Code - Section 110.354. Emergency Suspension

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§ 110.354. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.  (a) The council or a 
three-member committee of council members designated by the council 
shall temporarily suspend the license of a person licensed under 
this chapter if the council or committee determines from the 
evidence or information presented to it that continued practice by 
the person would constitute a continuing and imminent threat to the 
public welfare.
	(b)  A license may be suspended under this section without 
notice or hearing on the complaint if:
		(1)  action is taken to initiate proceedings for a 
hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings 
simultaneously with the temporary suspension;  and
		(2)  a hearing is held as soon as practicable under this 
chapter and Chapter 2001, Government Code.
	(c)  The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a 
preliminary hearing not later than the 14th day after the date of 
the temporary suspension to determine if there is probable cause to 
believe that a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare 
still exists.  A final hearing on the matter shall be held not later 
than the 61st day after the date of the temporary suspension.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1089, § 25, eff. Sept. 1, 
2005.       

Last modified: August 10, 2007