Sec. 453.352.  PROCEDURE FOR LICENSE DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION;  SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS.  (a)  A person whose application for a license is denied is entitled to a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings if the applicant submits a written request for a hearing to the board.
(b)  A proceeding to take action under Section 453.351 or an appeal from the proceeding is a contested case for the purposes of Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(c)  The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall use the schedule of sanctions adopted by the board by rule for a sanction imposed as the result of a hearing conducted by the office.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.