Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION |
Chapter 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS |
Subchapter M. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS |
Sec. 351.608. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER
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(a) If it appears to the board that a person is engaging in an act or practice that constitutes the practice of optometry or therapeutic optometry without a license or certificate under this chapter, the board, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 351.551, the board may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter L against a person who violates an order issued under this section.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 101 , Sec. 1.023, eff. September 1, 2005.