Tex. Occ. Code Section 1953.201
Denial of Certificate; Disciplinary Action


(a)

The commission or executive director may deny a person’s application for a certificate of registration if:

(1)

the person’s certificate or license to engage in a profession in this state or elsewhere has been revoked for unprofessional conduct, fraud, deceit, negligence, or misconduct in the practice of the profession; or

(2)

satisfactory proof is presented to the commission or executive director establishing that the person has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct, fraud, deceit, negligence, or misconduct in the practice of a profession.

(b)

The commission or executive director may suspend or revoke a certificate of registration if the certificate holder:

(1)

practiced fraud or deceit in obtaining the certificate; or

(2)

acted in a manner constituting gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct in the practice of sanitation.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.246, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.276, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Section 1953.201 — Denial of Certificate; Disciplinary Action, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­1953.­htm#1953.­201 (accessed May 25, 2024).

Accessed:
May 25, 2024

§ 1953.201’s source at texas​.gov