Texas Occupations Code

§ 505.458 — REFUND

OC § 505.458Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING · Ch. 505. SOCIAL WORKERS · Art. I. DISCIPLINARY ACTION

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(a)Subject to Subsection (b), the executive council may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty under this chapter.

(b)The amount of a refund ordered as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the license holder for a service regulated by this chapter. The executive council may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a refund order. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.110, eff. September 1, 2019.