Sec. 351.503.  DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  A person may initiate disciplinary proceedings under Section 351.501 by filing a charge with the board in writing and under oath.
(b)  A person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings if:
(1)  a charge is filed against the person;  or
(2)  the board proposes to:
(A)  refuse the person's application for a license;  or
(B)  suspend or revoke the person's license.
(c)  Disciplinary proceedings are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(d)  A charge filed under Section 351.502(a) must state each specific instance of alleged noncompliance.  At a hearing on the charge, the person charged has the burden of establishing, in each instance in which proof of noncompliance is adduced, that compliance was not necessary to a proper examination of the patient in that particular case.
(e)  A charge filed under Section 351.502(b) must state each specific instance of alleged noncompliance.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.