Tex. Occupations Code § 160.101
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 160.101, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 160.101. REPORT BY COURT TO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Official statutory text
(a) This section applies to a person known to be a physician who is licensed or otherwise lawfully practicing in this state or applying to be licensed and who is convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication for:
(1) a felony;
(2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor;
(3) a Class C misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
(4) a violation of a state or federal narcotics or controlled substances law; or
(5) an offense involving fraud or abuse under the Medicare or Medicaid program.
(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a person described by Subsection (a) is convicted of an offense listed in that subsection or is placed on deferred adjudication for an offense listed in that subsection, the clerk of the court in which the person is convicted or placed on deferred adjudication shall prepare and forward to the Department of Public Safety the information required by Chapter 66, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(c) The duty of a clerk to prepare and forward information under Subsection (b) is not affected by:
(1) any subsequent appeal of the conviction for the offense reported; or
(2) any subsequent dismissal of proceedings related to the placement on deferred adjudication for the offense reported.
(1) a felony;
(2) a Class A or Class B misdemeanor;
(3) a Class C misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
(4) a violation of a state or federal narcotics or controlled substances law; or
(5) an offense involving fraud or abuse under the Medicare or Medicaid program.
(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a person described by Subsection (a) is convicted of an offense listed in that subsection or is placed on deferred adjudication for an offense listed in that subsection, the clerk of the court in which the person is convicted or placed on deferred adjudication shall prepare and forward to the Department of Public Safety the information required by Chapter 66, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(c) The duty of a clerk to prepare and forward information under Subsection (b) is not affected by:
(1) any subsequent appeal of the conviction for the offense reported; or
(2) any subsequent dismissal of proceedings related to the placement on deferred adjudication for the offense reported.
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