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.