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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 K. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO USE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
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Chapter 605. ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS |
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Subchapter B. TEXAS BOARD OF ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS |
Sec. 605.057. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL
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(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:
(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required for appointment to the board;
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required for appointment to the board;
(3) violates a prohibition established by this chapter;
(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or
(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year.
(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.
(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.