Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 603.407. INFORMAL PROCEDURES. (a) The medical board by rule shall adopt procedures governing: (1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and (2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code. (b) R…

Sec. 603.408. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. (a) The medical board or a three-member panel of medical board members designated by the president of the medical board shall temporarily suspend the license of a license holder if the medical board or panel determines from the evidence or info…

Sec. 603.409. REFUND. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the medical board may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty under this …

Sec. 603.451. INJUNCTION. (a) The medical board may request the attorney general or the appropriate county or district attorney to commence an action to enjoin a violation of this chapter. (b) The remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other action authorized by la…

Sec. 603.4515. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 a day. (b) At the request of the medical board, the attorney general shall bring an action to recover a …

Sec. 603.452. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 603.251 or 603.354. (b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 603.453. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. (a) If it appears to the medical board that a person who is not licensed under this chapter is violating this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or another state statute or rule relating to the practice of perfusion, the medical boar…

Sec. 603.501. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The medical board may impose an administrative penalty on a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. …

Sec. 603.502. AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The amount of the administrative penalty may not be less than $50 or more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing a penalty. (b) The amount sha…

Sec. 603.503. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. If the medical board determines that a violation occurred, the medical board shall give written notice of the violation to the person. The notice must: (1) include a brief summary of the alleged violation; (2) state the amount of the…

Sec. 603.504. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED. (a) Within 10 days after the date the person receives the notice, the person in writing may: (1) accept the determination and recommended administrative penalty of the medical board; or (2) make a request for a hearing on the…

Sec. 603.505. HEARING. (a) If the person requests a hearing or fails to respond in a timely manner to the notice, the medical board shall set a hearing and give written notice of the hearing to the person. (b) An administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hear…

Sec. 603.506. DECISION BY MEDICAL BOARD. (a) Based on the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposal for decision, the medical board by order may determine that: (1) a violation occurred and impose an administrative penalty; or (2) a violation did not occur. (b) The notic…

Sec. 603.507. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Within 30 days after the date the medical board's order becomes final, the person shall: (1) pay the administrative penalty; or (2) file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amo…

Sec. 603.508. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. (a) If the person does not pay the administrative penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the penalty may be collected. (b) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 19,…

Sec. 603.509. DETERMINATION BY COURT. (a) If the court sustains the determination that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount of the penalty. (b) If the court does not su…

Sec. 603.510. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If the person paid the administrative penalty and if the amount of the penalty is reduced or the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, that the appropriate amount p…

Sec. 603.511. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. A proceeding under this subchapter is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.