Tex. Occ. Code § 801.408 · Subchapter I. LICENSE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The board by rule shall adopt procedures governing:
(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and
(2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.
(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must:
(1) provide the complainant and the license holder an opportunity to be heard; and
(2) require the presence of a member of the board's legal staff or a representative of the attorney general during an informal proceeding to advise the board or the board's employees.
(c) A committee of two or more veterinarian board members and one or more public board members must be present at an informal proceeding for a complaint that requires medical expertise. The committee shall recommend enforcement action at the informal proceeding.
(d) Before an informal disposition is effective, the board must review and approve at a public meeting an informal disposition of the complaint recommended by board members or board staff.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 874 (S.B. 2155), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.801.htm
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Occupations Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 801.2055COMPLAINTS REQUIRING MEDICAL EXPERTISE.Printed as Section 801.408
- Tex. Occ. Code § 801.207CONFIDENTIALITY.Printed as Section 801.408
- Tex. Occ. Code § 801.452AMOUNT OF PENALTY.Printed as Section 801.408(c)
- Tex. Occ. Code § 801.453COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.Printed as Section 801.408(c)
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