Sec. 242.613. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF PERMITS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION. (a) The department shall issue an order to suspend a permit issued under this subchapter if the department has reasonable cause to believe that the conduct of the permit holder creates an imminent danger to the public health or safety.
(b) An emergency suspension is effective immediately without a hearing on notice to the permit holder.
(c) If requested in writing by a permit holder whose permit is suspended, an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct a hearing to continue, modify, or rescind the emergency suspension.
(d) The hearing must be held not earlier than the 10th day or later than the 30th day after the date on which the hearing request is received.
(e) The hearing and an appeal from a disciplinary action related to the hearing are governed by the department's rules for a formal hearing and Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Redesignated from V.T.C.A, Health and Safety Code Sec. 242.157 and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1159, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0661, eff. April 2, 2015.
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