Sec. 501.402. TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION. (a) The board by rule shall adopt procedures for the temporary suspension of a license.
(b) An executive committee of the board consisting of the presiding officer and two other board members appointed by the presiding officer may temporarily suspend a license if it determines from the evidence or information presented that the continued practice by the license holder constitutes a continuing or imminent threat to the public welfare.
(c) The board may temporarily suspend a license without notice or hearing if, at the time the suspension is ordered, a hearing on whether disciplinary proceedings should be initiated against the license holder is scheduled for a date not later than the 14th day after the date of the suspension.
(d) A second hearing on the suspended license shall be held not later than the 60th day after the date the suspension is ordered. If the second hearing is not held in the time provided by this subsection, the suspended license is automatically reinstated.
(e) The board may also temporarily suspend a license on a majority vote.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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