Texas Statutes
Subchapter G. Prohibited Practices and Disciplinary Procedures
Section 1954.301. Disciplinary Powers of Department

Sec. 1954.301. DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF DEPARTMENT. (a) If an act or omission of a person licensed under this chapter constitutes grounds prescribed for disciplinary action under Section 1954.302, the department, after providing the person with notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall:
(1) revoke or suspend the person's license;
(2) suspend the license on an emergency basis;
(3) modify the license; or
(4) reprimand the person.
(b) If an act or omission of a person registered under this chapter constitutes grounds for disciplinary action under Section 1954.303, the department, after providing the person with notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall:
(1) refuse to renew the person's registration;
(2) revoke or suspend the registration;
(3) suspend the registration on an emergency basis; or
(4) reprimand the person.
(c) After providing the sponsor of an asbestos training course with notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the department may:
(1) revoke or suspend the approval of the course; or
(2) suspend the approval of the course on an emergency basis.
(d) The department may place on probation a person whose license or registration is suspended. If a suspension is probated, the department may require the person to:
(1) report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;
(2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or
(3) continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.277, eff. April 2, 2015.