Tex.
Occ. Code Section 301.455
Temporary License Suspension or Restriction
(a)
The license of a nurse shall be temporarily suspended or restricted on a determination by a majority of the board or a three-member committee of board members designated by the board that, from the evidence or information presented, the continued practice of the nurse would constitute a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare.(b)
A license may be temporarily suspended or restricted under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:(1)
institution of proceedings for a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings is initiated simultaneously with the temporary suspension or determination to restrict; and(2)
a hearing is held as soon as possible under this chapter and Chapter 2001 (Administrative Procedure), Government Code.(c)
The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a preliminary hearing not later than the 17th day after the date of the temporary suspension or restriction to determine whether probable cause exists that a continuing and imminent threat to the public welfare exists. The probable cause hearing shall be conducted as a de novo hearing.(d)
A final hearing on the matter shall be held not later than the 61st day after the date of the temporary suspension or restriction.
Source:
Section 301.455 — Temporary License Suspension or Restriction, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.301.htm#301.455 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
