Conduct Related To Violation of Law

Sec. 204.303. CONDUCT RELATED TO VIOLATION OF LAW. (a) The physician assistant board may take action under Section 204.301 against an applicant or license holder who: (1) violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; (2) is convicted of a felony, placed on deferred adjudication, or placed in a pretrial diversion program; (3) violates state law if the violation is connected with practice as a physician assistant; (4) fails to keep complete and accurate records of the purchase and disposal of drugs as required by Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, or any subsequent rules; or (5) writes a false or fictitious prescription for a dangerous drug as defined by Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code. (b) A complaint, indictment, or conviction of a law violation is not necessary for the physician assistant board to act under Subsection (a)(3). Proof of the commission of the act while in practice as a physician assistant or under the guise of practice as a physician assistant is sufficient for action by the physician assistant board. (c) A failure to keep the records described under Subsection (a)(4) for a reasonable time is grounds for disciplinary action against a physician assistant. The physician assistant board or its representative may enter and inspect a physician assistant's place or places of practice during reasonable business hours to: (1) verify the correctness of the records; and (2) inventory the drugs on hand. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.