Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.201
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§ 248A.201. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this chapter for:
(1) a violation of this chapter or a rule or standard adopted under this chapter;
(2) an intentional or negligent act by the center or an employee of the center that the department determines significantly affects the health or safety of a minor served by the center;
(3) use of drugs or intoxicating liquors to an extent that affects the license holder's or applicant's professional competence;
(4) a felony conviction, including a finding or verdict of guilty, an admission of guilt, or a plea of nolo contendere, in this state or in any other state of any person required to undergo a background and criminal history check under this chapter;
(5) fraudulent acts, including acts relating to Medicaid fraud and obtaining or attempting to obtain a license by fraud or deception; or
(6) a license revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action taken against the license holder or any person listed in the application in another state.
(b) Except as provided by Section 248A.203, the procedures by which the department denies, suspends, or revokes a license and by which those actions are appealed are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(1) a violation of this chapter or a rule or standard adopted under this chapter;
(2) an intentional or negligent act by the center or an employee of the center that the department determines significantly affects the health or safety of a minor served by the center;
(3) use of drugs or intoxicating liquors to an extent that affects the license holder's or applicant's professional competence;
(4) a felony conviction, including a finding or verdict of guilty, an admission of guilt, or a plea of nolo contendere, in this state or in any other state of any person required to undergo a background and criminal history check under this chapter;
(5) fraudulent acts, including acts relating to Medicaid fraud and obtaining or attempting to obtain a license by fraud or deception; or
(6) a license revocation, suspension, or other disciplinary action taken against the license holder or any person listed in the application in another state.
(b) Except as provided by Section 248A.203, the procedures by which the department denies, suspends, or revokes a license and by which those actions are appealed are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
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