Texas § OC.164.057 - REQUIRED SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES
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§ OC.164.057. REQUIRED SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES
REQUIRED SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES. (a) The board shall suspend a physician's license on proof that the physician has been: (1) initially convicted of: (A) a felony; (B) a misdemeanor under Chapter 22 , Penal Code, other than a misdemeanor punishable by fine only; (C) a misdemeanor on conviction of which a defendant is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62 , Code of Criminal Procedure; (D) a misdemeanor under Section 25.07 , Penal Code; or (E) a misdemeanor under Section 25.071 , Penal Code; or (2) subject to an initial finding by the trier of fact of guilt of a felony under: (A) Chapter 481 or 483 , Health and Safety Code; (B) Section 485.033 , Health and Safety Code; or (C) the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.). (b) On final conviction for an offense described by Subsection (a), the board shall revoke the physician's license. (c) The board shall revoke the license of a physician placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense under: (1) Section 22.011 (a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault of a child); (2) Section 22.021 (a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated sexual assault of a child); or (3) Section 21.11 , Penal Code (indecency with a child). Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 33, eff. June 10, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 883 (S.B. 263 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
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