Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 242.315
Administrative Penalty as Sanction
(a)
The department may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed or regulated under this subchapter who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.(b)
The penalty for a violation may be in an amount not to exceed $1,000. Each day a violation occurs or continues is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.(c)
The amount of the penalty shall be based on:(1)
the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited acts, and the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;(2)
the economic harm to property or the environment caused by the violation;(3)
the history of previous violations;(4)
the amount necessary to deter future violations;(5)
efforts to correct the violations; and(6)
any other matter that justice may require.(b)
A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required fee.(c)
A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.(d)
A person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original license.(e)
A person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application may obtain a new license without reexamination. The person must pay to the board a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the license.(f)
Not later than the 31st day before the date a person’s license is scheduled to expire, the board shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person’s last known address according to the records of the board.
Source:
Section 242.315 — Administrative Penalty as Sanction, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.242.htm#242.315 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
