Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 453.351. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF LICENSE OR DISCIPLINE OF LICENSE HOLDER. (a) The board may deny a license or suspend or revoke a license, place a license holder on probation, reprimand a license holder, impose an administrative penalty, or otherwise discipline a license holde…

Sec. 453.352. PROCEDURE FOR LICENSE DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION; SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS. (a) A person whose application for a license is denied is entitled to a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings if the applicant submits a written request for a hearing to…

Sec. 453.3525. SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS. (a) The board by rule shall adopt a schedule of administrative penalties and other sanctions that the board may impose under this chapter. In adopting the schedule of sanctions, the board shall ensure that the amount of the penalty or severit…

Sec. 453.353. SUBPOENAS. (a) The board may request or compel by subpoena: (1) the attendance of a witness for examination under oath; and (2) the production for inspection or copying of evidence relevant to an investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter. (b) If a person…

Sec. 453.354. TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION. (a) The board may temporarily suspend a license issued under this chapter on an emergency basis if the board, by at least a two-thirds vote, determines from the evidence or information presented to the board that the continued practice …

Sec. 453.355. REISSUANCE OF LICENSE; ISSUANCE OF LICENSE AFTER DENIAL. (a) On application by the person, the board may reissue a license to a person whose license has been revoked. (b) An application to reinstate a revoked license: (1) may not be made before the 180th day after t…

Sec. 453.356. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) The board by rule shall adopt procedures governing: (1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and (2) informal proceedings held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code. (b) A rule ado…

Sec. 453.401. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. The board may impose an administrative penalty on a person licensed or regulated under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by:…

Sec. 453.402. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $200 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty. (b) The amount of the penalty shall be determined according to…

Sec. 453.403. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. (a) The board shall adopt rules that establish procedures for assessing an administrative penalty and that provide for notice and a hearing for a license holder that may be subject to a penalty under this subchapter. (b) A proceeding under …

Sec. 453.451. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The attorney general, a district attorney, a county attorney, or any other person may institute a proceeding to enforce this chapter, including a suit to enjoin or restrain a person from practicing physical therapy without complying with this chap…

Sec. 453.452. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER. The board by rule shall develop a system for monitoring a license holder's compliance with this chapter. The rules must include procedures for: (1) monitoring for compliance a license holder who is ordered by the board to perform a cert…

Sec. 453.453. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person found by a court to have violated this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $200 for each day the violation continues. (b) A civil penalty may be recovered in a suit brought by the attorney general, a district attorney, a…

Sec. 453.454. RECOVERY OF COSTS AND FEES. A person other than the attorney general, a district attorney, or a county attorney who brings an action to enforce this chapter or for injunctive relief may recover the person's court costs and attorney's fees. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. …

Sec. 453.455. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this chapter. (b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (c) Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1…

Sec. 453.501. PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT. The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact is enacted and entered into with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact, which reads as follows: SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate p…

Sec. 453.502. ADMINISTRATION OF COMPACT. The board is the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact administrator for this state. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 497 (H.B. 2765), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 3.01,…

Sec. 453.503. RULES. The board may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 497 (H.B. 2765), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2017.

Sec. 453.504. PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT; DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. (a) In reporting information to the coordinated database and reporting system under Section 8 of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact, the board may disclose personally identifiable informatio…