Tex. Occupations Code § 164.0595
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 164.0595, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 164.0595. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION OF LICENSE FOR CERTAIN ARRESTS.
Official statutory text
(a) A disciplinary panel appointed under Section 164.059 may suspend or restrict the license of a person arrested for an offense under:
(1) Chapter 19, Penal Code (criminal homicide);
(2) Chapter 20A, Penal Code (trafficking of persons); or
(3) Chapter 21 or 22, Penal Code (sexual or assaultive offenses), if the offense is:
(A) sexual, lewd, or indecent in nature;
(B) not a misdemeanor punishable by fine only; and
(C) committed against:
(i) a patient of the license holder;
(ii) a child;
(iii) an elderly individual; or
(iv) an individual with a disability.
(b) Before suspending or restricting a license under this section, the disciplinary panel must determine that the person arrested for an offense listed in Subsection (a) is the same person who holds a license issued by the board.
(c) A suspension or restriction under this section remains in effect until the final disposition of the case.
(d) Sections 164.059(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) apply to a suspension or restriction under this section.
(e) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules regarding evidence that serves as proof of final disposition of a case.
(1) Chapter 19, Penal Code (criminal homicide);
(2) Chapter 20A, Penal Code (trafficking of persons); or
(3) Chapter 21 or 22, Penal Code (sexual or assaultive offenses), if the offense is:
(A) sexual, lewd, or indecent in nature;
(B) not a misdemeanor punishable by fine only; and
(C) committed against:
(i) a patient of the license holder;
(ii) a child;
(iii) an elderly individual; or
(iv) an individual with a disability.
(b) Before suspending or restricting a license under this section, the disciplinary panel must determine that the person arrested for an offense listed in Subsection (a) is the same person who holds a license issued by the board.
(c) A suspension or restriction under this section remains in effect until the final disposition of the case.
(d) Sections 164.059(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) apply to a suspension or restriction under this section.
(e) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules regarding evidence that serves as proof of final disposition of a case.
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