Texas Occupations Code
§ 351.5015 — TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION OF LICENSE
OC § 351.5015Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION · Ch. 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS · Art. K. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
Statute text
View on source(a)The board shall appoint a three-member disciplinary panel consisting of board members to determine whether a license issued to a person under this chapter should be temporarily suspended or restricted.
(b)If the disciplinary panel determines from the evidence presented to the panel that a license holder would, by the person's continuation in the practice of optometry or therapeutic optometry, constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare, the disciplinary panel shall temporarily suspend or restrict the license holder's license.
(c)The disciplinary panel may temporarily suspend or restrict a license under this section without notice or hearing if:
(1)the board immediately provides notice of the suspension or restriction to the license holder; and
(2)a hearing before the disciplinary panel concerning the temporary suspension or restriction is scheduled for the earliest possible date following the suspension or restriction.
(d)Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the disciplinary panel may hold a meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and convening of the panel at one location is inconvenient for any member of the disciplinary panel.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 (H.B. 1025), Sec. 1.019, eff. September 1, 2005.