Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle B. PHYSICIANS |
Chapter 164. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES |
Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 164.006. SERVICE OF NOTICE
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(a) Service of process to notify the respondent of a hearing about the charges against the person must be served in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(b) If service described by Subsection (a) is impossible or cannot be effected, the board shall publish once a week for two successive weeks a notice of the hearing in a newspaper published in the county of the last known place of practice in this state of the person, if known.
(c) If the license holder is not currently practicing in this state as evidenced by information in the board files, or if the last county of practice is unknown, the notice shall be published in a newspaper in Travis County.
(d) If publication of notice is used, the date of hearing may not be earlier than the 10th day after the date of the last publication.