Tex. Occupations Code § 266.251
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 266.251, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 266.251. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may refuse to issue a registration certificate, may impose a fine on a person who holds a registration certificate, may suspend or revoke a person's registration certificate, or may probate any portion of the suspension if, after a hearing, the board determines that the applicant or certificate holder has:
(1) violated or aided another person in violating a law regulating the practice of dentistry; or
(2) required or allowed a person under the direction or control of the person to violate a law regulating the practice of dentistry.
(b) In this section, an applicant for or holder of a registration certificate includes a person who has at least a 20 percent ownership interest in or is the general partner or managing partner in a dental laboratory that is registered under this chapter or for which an application for registration has been filed.
(1) violated or aided another person in violating a law regulating the practice of dentistry; or
(2) required or allowed a person under the direction or control of the person to violate a law regulating the practice of dentistry.
(b) In this section, an applicant for or holder of a registration certificate includes a person who has at least a 20 percent ownership interest in or is the general partner or managing partner in a dental laboratory that is registered under this chapter or for which an application for registration has been filed.
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