Sec. 464.014. DENIAL, REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, OR NONRENEWAL OF LICENSE. (a) The department shall deny, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a license holder if the applicant or license holder or the owner, director, administrator, or a clinical staff member of the facility:
(1) has a documented history of client abuse or neglect; or
(2) violates this subchapter or a department rule.
(b) If a license suspension is probated, the department may establish the conditions for completion or violation of the probation.
(c) The denial, revocation, suspension, probation, or nonrenewal takes effect on the 30th day after the date on which the notice was mailed unless:
(1) the department secures an injunction under Section 464.015; or
(2) an administrative appeal is requested.
(d) The department may restrict attendance at an appeals hearing to the parties and their agents. A license holder whose license is suspended or revoked may not admit new clients until the license is reissued.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 3.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 577, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1192, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle B - Alcohol and Substance Abuse Programs
Chapter 464 - Facilities Treating Persons With a Chemical Dependency
Subchapter A. Regulation of Chemical Dependency Treatment Facilities
Section 464.002. License Required
Section 464.004. License Application and Issuance
Section 464.005. License Renewal
Section 464.0055. Accreditation Review to Satisfy Inspection Requirements
Section 464.007. Application and Inspection Fees
Section 464.008. Applicability of Other Law to Application and Inspection Fees
Section 464.009. Rules and Standards
Section 464.0095. Restraint and Seclusion
Section 464.010. Reports of Abuse or Neglect
Section 464.011. Disclosure of Department Records
Section 464.012. HIV Infection Education, Testing, and Counseling
Section 464.014. Denial, Revocation, Suspension, or Nonrenewal of License
Section 464.0145. Disciplinary Action Hearing
Section 464.016. Criminal Penalty
Section 464.017. Civil Penalty
Section 464.018. Notice of Suit
Section 464.019. Administrative Penalty
Section 464.0195. Recovery of Costs
Section 464.020. Additional Requirements for Disciplinary Alternative Education Treatment Programs