Texas Occupations Code

§ 206.305 — REHABILITATION ORDER

OC § 206.305Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES · Ch. 206. SURGICAL ASSISTANTS · Art. G. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

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(a)The medical board, through an agreed order or after a contested case proceeding, may impose a rehabilitation order on an applicant, as a prerequisite for issuing a license, or on a license holder based on:

(1)the person's intemperate use of drugs or alcohol directly resulting from habituation or addiction caused by medical care or treatment provided by a physician;

(2)the person's intemperate use of drugs or alcohol during the five years preceding the date of the report that could adversely affect the person's ability to safely practice as a surgical assistant, if the person:

(A)reported the use;

(B)has not previously been the subject of a substance abuse related order of the medical board; and

(C)has not committed a violation of the standard of care as a result of the intemperate use of drugs or alcohol;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 4.04, eff. September 1, 2005.