Sec. 503.401. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) A person licensed under this chapter is subject to disciplinary action under this section if the person:
(1) violates this chapter or a rule or code of ethics adopted by the board;
(2) commits an act for which the license holder would be liable under Chapter 81, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;
(3) is legally committed to an institution because of mental incompetence from any cause; or
(4) directly or indirectly offers to pay or agrees to accept remuneration to or from any person for securing or soliciting a patient or patronage.
(b) If a person is subject to disciplinary action under this section, the board shall:
(1) revoke or suspend the person's license, including a suspension on an emergency basis;
(2) refuse to renew the person's license;
(3) suspend the person's license and place the person on probation with the license suspension probated; or
(4) reprimand the person.
(c) If a license suspension is probated, the board may require the license holder to:
(1) report regularly to the board on matters that are the basis of the probation;
(2) limit the license holder's practice to the areas prescribed by the board; or
(3) continue or review continuing professional education until the license holder attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the board in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
(d) A license holder is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings before a sanction is imposed under this section.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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