Ask a question on the site
Questions
Lawyers
Blogs
Legislation
Contacts
Become a lawyer
Login Registration
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 51.001. Definitions - Sec. 51.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advisory board" means...
Section 51.002. Application of Sunset Act - Text of section as amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg.,...
Section 51.003. Applicability - Sec. 51.003. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to each regulatory program...
Subchapter B. Department and Commission
Section 51.051. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation - Sec. 51.051. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION. (a) The...
Section 51.052. Appointment of Commission - Sec. 51.052. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission consists of...
Section 51.053. Commission Membership; Eligibility - Sec. 51.053. COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP; ELIGIBILITY. (a) Each member of the...
Section 51.0535. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 51.0535. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) In this section, "Texas...
Section 51.054. Training - Sec. 51.054. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...
Section 51.055. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 51.055. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the commission serve...
Section 51.056. Presiding Officer - Sec. 51.056. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The governor shall designate a...
Section 51.057. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 51.057. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...
Section 51.058. Compensation; Reimbursement - Sec. 51.058. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A commission member may not...
Section 51.059. Meetings - Sec. 51.059. MEETINGS. (a) The commission shall meet at least...
Section 51.060. Civil Liability - Sec. 51.060. CIVIL LIABILITY. A member of the commission is...
Subchapter C. Executive Director and Other Department Personnel
Section 51.101. Executive Director - Sec. 51.101. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The commission shall appoint the executive...
Section 51.103. Executive Director Powers and Duties - Sec. 51.103. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The executive...
Section 51.104. Personnel - Sec. 51.104. PERSONNEL. The executive director may employ persons to...
Section 51.105. Division of Responsibilities - Sec. 51.105. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The commission shall develop and...
Section 51.106. Information on Standards of Conduct - Sec. 51.106. INFORMATION ON STANDARDS OF CONDUCT. The executive director...
Section 51.107. Career Ladder Program; Performance Evaluations - Sec. 51.107. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. (a) The executive...
Section 51.108. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy - Sec. 51.108. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY. (a) The executive director...
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties
Section 51.201. General Powers and Duties of Commission - Sec. 51.201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION. (a) The...
Section 51.202. Fees - Sec. 51.202. FEES. (a) The commission shall set fees, in...
Section 51.203. Rules Regarding Programs Regulated by Department - Sec. 51.203. RULES REGARDING PROGRAMS REGULATED BY DEPARTMENT. (a) The...
Section 51.2031. Rules Regarding Health-Related Programs; Provision of Information - Sec. 51.2031. RULES REGARDING HEALTH-RELATED PROGRAMS; PROVISION OF INFORMATION. (a)...
Section 51.2032. Rules Regarding Podiatry; Provision of Information - Sec. 51.2032. RULES REGARDING PODIATRY; PROVISION OF INFORMATION. (a) In...
Section 51.204. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 51.204. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...
Section 51.207. Use of Technology - Sec. 51.207. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. (a) The commission shall develop...
Section 51.208. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures - Sec. 51.208. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a)...
Section 51.209. Advisory Boards; Removal of Advisory Board Member - Sec. 51.209. ADVISORY BOARDS; REMOVAL OF ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER. (a)...
Section 51.2095. Interdisciplinary Advisory Boards - Sec. 51.2095. INTERDISCIPLINARY ADVISORY BOARDS. The executive director or the...
Section 51.210. Method of Making Payments - Sec. 51.210. METHOD OF MAKING PAYMENTS. (a) The commission may...
Section 51.211. Risk-Based Inspections - Sec. 51.211. RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS. (a) The department shall conduct risk-based...
Subchapter E. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures
Section 51.251. Public Interest Information - Sec. 51.251. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The department shall prepare...
Section 51.252. Complaints - Sec. 51.252. COMPLAINTS. (a) The department shall maintain a system...
Section 51.2521. Complaint Investigation - Sec. 51.2521. COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION. (a) The department shall assign priorities...
Section 51.253. Public Participation - Sec. 51.253. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The commission shall develop and...
Section 51.254. Confidentiality of Complaint and Disciplinary Information - Sec. 51.254. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPLAINT AND DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION. (a) In...
Section 51.255. Statistical Analysis of Complaints - Sec. 51.255. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The department shall...
Subchapter F. Administrative Penalty
Section 51.301. Imposition of Penalty - Sec. 51.301. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. The executive director or commission...
Section 51.302. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 51.302. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) If the relevant law...
Section 51.3025. Imposition of Sanction - Sec. 51.3025. IMPOSITION OF SANCTION. A proceeding under this subchapter...
Section 51.303. Notice of Violation and Penalty - Sec. 51.303. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. If, after investigation...
Section 51.304. Penalty to Be Paid or Hearing Requested - Sec. 51.304. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED. (a)...
Section 51.305. Hearing on Recommendations - Sec. 51.305. HEARING ON RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) If the respondent requests...
Section 51.306. Decision by Commission - Sec. 51.306. DECISION BY COMMISSION. (a) Based on the findings...
Section 51.307. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal - Sec. 51.307. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not...
Section 51.308. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 51.308. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. If the person on whom...
Section 51.309. Remittance of Penalty and Interest - Sec. 51.309. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If, after...
Section 51.310. Administrative Procedure - Sec. 51.310. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. (a) The executive director by rule...
Subchapter G. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions
Section 51.351. Inspections and Investigations - Sec. 51.351. INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The department may conduct...
Section 51.3511. Issuance of Emergency Orders - Sec. 51.3511. ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY ORDERS. (a) If the executive...
Section 51.3512. Subpoenas - Sec. 51.3512. SUBPOENAS. (a) The department may issue a subpoena...
Section 51.3513. Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 51.3513. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. The executive director may...
Section 51.352. Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalty - Sec. 51.352. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general...
Section 51.353. License Denial; Administrative Sanctions - Sec. 51.353. LICENSE DENIAL; ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS. (a) The commission may...
Section 51.354. Right to Hearing; Administrative Procedure - Sec. 51.354. RIGHT TO HEARING; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. (a) A respondent...
Section 51.355. License Eligibility of Person Whose License Has Been Revoked - Sec. 51.355. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY OF PERSON WHOSE LICENSE HAS BEEN...
Section 51.356. Deferred Adjudication; License Suspension, License Revocation, or Denial or Refusal to Renew License - Sec. 51.356. DEFERRED ADJUDICATION; LICENSE SUSPENSION, LICENSE REVOCATION, OR DENIAL...
Section 51.357. Restricted Licenses for Certain Occupations - Sec. 51.357. RESTRICTED LICENSES FOR CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS. (a) As an...
Section 51.358. Restricted License Term - Sec. 51.358. RESTRICTED LICENSE TERM. (a) A restricted license issued...
Section 51.359. Refund - Sec. 51.359. REFUND. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the commission...
Subchapter H. License Requirements
Section 51.401. License Expiration and Renewal - Sec. 51.401. LICENSE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL. (a) A person who...
Section 51.4011. Inactive Status - Sec. 51.4011. INACTIVE STATUS. (a) The commission may adopt rules...
Section 51.4012. License Eligibility Requirements Regarding Applicant's Background; Determination Letter - Sec. 51.4012. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS REGARDING APPLICANT'S BACKGROUND; DETERMINATION LETTER....
Section 51.4013. License Eligibility Requirements for Applicants With Military Experience - Sec. 51.4013. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS WITH MILITARY EXPERIENCE....
Section 51.402. Examinations - Sec. 51.402. EXAMINATIONS. (a) Not later than the 30th day...
Section 51.403. Examination Fee Refund - Sec. 51.403. EXAMINATION FEE REFUND. (a) The department may refund...
Section 51.4041. Alternative Qualifications for License - Sec. 51.4041. ALTERNATIVE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE. (a) The commission, department,...
Section 51.405. Continuing Education - Sec. 51.405. CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The department shall recognize, prepare,...
Section 51.406. Staggered Renewal of Licenses - Sec. 51.406. STAGGERED RENEWAL OF LICENSES. The commission by rule...
Section 51.407. Temporary License - Sec. 51.407. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The commission by rule may...
Section 51.408. Emergency License - Sec. 51.408. EMERGENCY LICENSE. (a) The executive director may issue...
Section 51.409. Financial Disclosure Statement - Sec. 51.409. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. (a) The commission by rule...
Subchapter I. Telephone Information System
Section 51.451. Definition - Sec. 51.451. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "licensing entity" means a...
Section 51.452. Telephone Information System - Sec. 51.452. TELEPHONE INFORMATION SYSTEM. The department shall establish and...
Subchapter J. Practice by Certain License Holders
Section 51.501. Telehealth - Sec. 51.501. TELEHEALTH. (a) In this section: (1) "Health professional"...