(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 § 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.

Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 242.612

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(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.

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