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2025 Texas Statutes
Occupations Code
Title 3 - Health Professions
Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment
Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners
Subchapter E. Prohibited Practices and Disciplinary Procedures
Section 604.202. Emergency Suspension

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TX Occ Code § 604.202 (2025)
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Sec. 604.202. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. (a) The presiding officer of the advisory board shall appoint a three-member disciplinary panel consisting of advisory board members to determine whether a certificate or permit should be temporarily suspended.

(a-1) The disciplinary panel shall temporarily suspend a certificate or temporary permit issued under this chapter on a determination that continued practice by a certificate or temporary permit holder would constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare.

(b) A certificate or temporary permit may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:

(1) action is taken to initiate proceedings for a hearing before the advisory board simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and

(2) a hearing is held as soon as practicable under this chapter and Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the disciplinary panel may hold a meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and convening of the panel at one location is inconvenient for any member of the panel.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.184, eff. September 1, 2015.

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