Sec. 251.0621.  EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.  The department may issue an emergency order to suspend a license issued under this chapter if the department has reasonable cause to believe that the conduct of a license holder creates an immediate danger to the public health and safety.  An emergency suspension is effective immediately without a hearing on notice to the license holder.  On written request of the license holder, the department shall refer the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, and an administrative law judge of that office shall conduct a hearing not earlier than the 10th day or later than the 30th day after the date the hearing request is received to determine if the emergency suspension is to be continued, modified, or rescinded.  The hearing and any appeal are governed by the department's rules for a contested case hearing and Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 802, Sec. 13, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0765, eff. April 2, 2015.