Tex. Occupations Code § 206.351
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 206.351, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 206.351. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) The medical board by order may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.
(b) The penalty may be in an amount not to exceed $5,000. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.
(c) The medical board shall base the amount of the penalty on:
(1) the severity of patient harm;
(2) the severity of economic harm to any person;
(3) the severity of any environmental harm;
(4) the increased potential for harm to the public;
(5) any attempted concealment of misconduct;
(6) any premeditated or intentional misconduct;
(7) the motive for the violation;
(8) any prior misconduct of a similar or related nature;
(9) the license holder's disciplinary history;
(10) any prior written warnings or written admonishments from any government agency or official regarding statutes or rules relating to the misconduct;
(11) whether the violation is of a board order;
(12) the person's failure to implement remedial measures to correct or mitigate harm from the misconduct;
(13) the person's lack of rehabilitative potential or likelihood of future misconduct of a similar nature;
(14) any relevant circumstances increasing the seriousness of the misconduct; and
(15) any other matter that justice may require.
(d) The medical board by rule shall prescribe the procedures by which it may impose an administrative penalty. A proceeding under this section is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(e) If the medical board by order determines that a violation has occurred and imposes an administrative penalty, the medical board shall give notice to the person of the order. The notice must include a statement of the person's right to judicial review of the order.
(b) The penalty may be in an amount not to exceed $5,000. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.
(c) The medical board shall base the amount of the penalty on:
(1) the severity of patient harm;
(2) the severity of economic harm to any person;
(3) the severity of any environmental harm;
(4) the increased potential for harm to the public;
(5) any attempted concealment of misconduct;
(6) any premeditated or intentional misconduct;
(7) the motive for the violation;
(8) any prior misconduct of a similar or related nature;
(9) the license holder's disciplinary history;
(10) any prior written warnings or written admonishments from any government agency or official regarding statutes or rules relating to the misconduct;
(11) whether the violation is of a board order;
(12) the person's failure to implement remedial measures to correct or mitigate harm from the misconduct;
(13) the person's lack of rehabilitative potential or likelihood of future misconduct of a similar nature;
(14) any relevant circumstances increasing the seriousness of the misconduct; and
(15) any other matter that justice may require.
(d) The medical board by rule shall prescribe the procedures by which it may impose an administrative penalty. A proceeding under this section is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(e) If the medical board by order determines that a violation has occurred and imposes an administrative penalty, the medical board shall give notice to the person of the order. The notice must include a statement of the person's right to judicial review of the order.
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