Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY |
Subtitle B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY |
Chapter 1953. SANITARIANS |
Subchapter E. CERTIFICATE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES |
Sec. 1953.201. DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION
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(a) The board may deny a person's application for a certificate of registration if:
(1) the person's certificate or license to engage in a profession in this state or elsewhere has been revoked for unprofessional conduct, fraud, deceit, negligence, or misconduct in the practice of the profession; or
(2) satisfactory proof is presented to the board establishing that the person has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct, fraud, deceit, negligence, or misconduct in the practice of a profession.
(b) The board may suspend or revoke a certificate of registration if the certificate holder:
(1) practiced fraud or deceit in obtaining the certificate; or
(2) acted in a manner constituting gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in the practice of sanitation.