Sec. 351.503. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS. (a) A person may initiate disciplinary proceedings under Section 351.501 by filing a charge with the board in writing and under oath.
(b) A person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings if:
(1) a charge is filed against the person; or
(2) the board proposes to:
(A) refuse the person's application for a license; or
(B) suspend or revoke the person's license.
(c) Disciplinary proceedings are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(d) A charge filed under Section 351.502(a) must state each specific instance of alleged noncompliance. At a hearing on the charge, the person charged has the burden of establishing, in each instance in which proof of noncompliance is adduced, that compliance was not necessary to a proper examination of the patient in that particular case.
(e) A charge filed under Section 351.502(b) must state each specific instance of alleged noncompliance.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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