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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY |
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Subtitle B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY |
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Chapter 1954. ASBESTOS HEALTH PROTECTION |
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Subchapter G. PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES |
Sec. 1954.301. DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF DEPARTMENT
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(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 board; or
(3) continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the board in those areas that are the basis of the probation.