Sec. 1053.251.  DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF BOARD.  (a)  On a determination that a ground for disciplinary action exists under Section 1053.252, the board shall:
(1)  revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a certification of registration;
(2)  reprimand a certificate holder; or
(3)  impose an administrative penalty on a certificate holder under Subchapter I, Chapter 1051.
(b)  The board may place on probation a person whose certificate of registration is suspended.  If the suspension is probated, the board may require the person to:
(1)  report regularly to the board on matters that are the basis of the probation;
(2)  limit practice to the areas prescribed by the board;  or
(3)  continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the board in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
(c)  On a determination that a ground for disciplinary action exists under Section 1053.252, the board shall deny registration of an applicant.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 331, Sec. 5.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 13.002, eff. September 1, 2019.