Texas § OC.301.4551 - TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR DRUG OR ALCOHOL USE
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§ OC.301.4551. TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR DRUG OR ALCOHOL USE
TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR DRUG OR ALCOHOL USE. (a) The board shall temporarily suspend the license of a nurse as provided by Section 301.455 if the nurse is under a board order prohibiting the use of alcohol or a drug or requiring the nurse to participate in a peer assistance program, and the nurse: (1) tests positive for alcohol or a prohibited drug; (2) refuses to comply with a board order to submit to a drug or alcohol test; or (3) fails to participate in the peer assistance program and the program issues a letter of dismissal and referral to the board for noncompliance. (b) For the purposes of Section 301.455 (c), proof of the elements required for the board to suspend a license under this section is proof that probable cause of a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare exists. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 999 (H.B. 3961 ), Sec. 13, eff. June 19, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 878 (S.B. 193 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.
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