Texas Occupations Code 801.401 – Disciplinary Powers of Board
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(a) If an applicant or license holder is subject to denial of a license or to disciplinary action under § 801.402, the board may:
(1) refuse to examine an applicant or to issue or renew a license;
(2) revoke or suspend a license;
(3) place on probation a license holder or person whose license has been suspended;
(4) reprimand a license holder; or
(5) impose an administrative penalty.
(b) The board may take action under Subsection (a) after notice and hearing under § 801.407 or as provided by board rule.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 801.401
- 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 board may require a license holder whose license suspension is probated to:
(1) report regularly to the board on matters that are the basis of the probation;
(2) limit 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) In addition to other disciplinary actions authorized by this subchapter, the board may require a license holder who violates this chapter to participate in a continuing education program. The board shall specify the continuing education programs that the license holder may attend and the number of hours that the license holder must complete. A continuing education program specified by the board must be relevant to the violation committed by the license holder.
(e) The board may issue a disciplinary order directing a veterinarian to participate in the peer assistance program under § 801.157 if the board determines that the veterinarian is an impaired professional as defined by § 467.001, Health and Safety Code.