Tex. Occupations Code § 258.157
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 258.157, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 258.157. REQUESTS FOR INSPECTION AND ADVISORY OPINION.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may consider a request by a dentist for an on-site inspection. The board may, in its discretion and on payment of a fee in an amount established by the board, conduct the inspection and issue an advisory opinion.
(b) An advisory opinion issued by the board under this section is not binding on the board, and the board, except as provided by Subsection (c), may take any action under this subtitle in relation to the situation addressed by the advisory opinion that the board considers appropriate.
(c) A dentist who requests and relies on an advisory opinion of the board may use the opinion as mitigating evidence in an action or proceeding to impose an administrative or civil penalty under this subtitle. The board or court, as appropriate, shall take proof of reliance on an advisory opinion into consideration and mitigate the imposition of administrative or civil penalties accordingly.
(b) An advisory opinion issued by the board under this section is not binding on the board, and the board, except as provided by Subsection (c), may take any action under this subtitle in relation to the situation addressed by the advisory opinion that the board considers appropriate.
(c) A dentist who requests and relies on an advisory opinion of the board may use the opinion as mitigating evidence in an action or proceeding to impose an administrative or civil penalty under this subtitle. The board or court, as appropriate, shall take proof of reliance on an advisory opinion into consideration and mitigate the imposition of administrative or civil penalties accordingly.
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