Sec. 242.612. VIOLATION OF PERMITS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION. (a) The department shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a permit or shall reprimand a permit holder for a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter. In addition, the department may suspend a permit in an emergency or rescind training program approval.
(b) Except as provided by Section 242.613, the procedure by which the department takes a disciplinary action and the procedure by which a disciplinary action is appealed are governed by the department's rules for a formal hearing and by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(c) The department may place on probation a person whose permit is suspended. If a permit suspension is probated, the department may require the person:
(1) to report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;
(2) to limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or
(3) to continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Redesignated from V.T.C.A, Health and Safety Code Sec. 242.156 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1169, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0660, eff. April 2, 2015.
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