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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES |
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Chapter 202. PODIATRISTS |
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Subchapter K. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES |
Sec. 202.507. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY
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(a) The board may request and, if necessary, compel by subpoena:
(1) the attendance or examination under oath of witnesses; and
(2) the production of books, accounts, records, papers, correspondence, documents, and other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter.
(b) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena issued under this section, the board, through the attorney general, may file suit to enforce the subpoena in a district court in Travis County or in a county in which a hearing conducted by the board may be held. If the court finds that good cause existed for the issuance of the subpoena, the court shall order compliance with the subpoena. Failure to obey the court order is punishable by the court as contempt.
(c) Failure to comply with a subpoena constitutes grounds for disciplinary action against the person, including a facility, by the board.