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Texas Occupations Code - Section 164.057. Required Suspension Or Revocation Of License For Certain Offenses

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§ 164.057. REQUIRED SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE 
FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES.  (a) The board shall suspend a physician's 
license on proof that the physician has been:
		(1)  initially convicted of:                                                  
			(A)  a felony;                                                               
			(B)  a misdemeanor under Chapter 22, Penal Code, 
other than a misdemeanor punishable by fine only;
			(C)  a misdemeanor on conviction of which a 
defendant is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 
62, Code of Criminal Procedure;
			(D)  a misdemeanor under Section 25.07, Penal 
Code;  or                    
			(E)  a misdemeanor under Section 25.071, Penal 
Code;  or                   
		(2)  subject to an initial finding by the trier of fact 
of guilt of a felony under:
			(A)  Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code;                             
			(B)  Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code;  or                            
			(C)  the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and 
Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.).
	(b)  On final conviction for an offense described by 
Subsection (a), the board shall revoke the physician's license.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended 
by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, § 33, eff. June 10, 2003.

Last modified: August 10, 2007