The physician assistant board may discipline an applicant or license holder, including denial, revocation, probation, training, suspension or restriction, penalties, public service, or reprimand, after certain misconduct findings, except as provided in Section 204.305.
Sec. 204.301. DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY OF BOARD. (a) Except as provided by Section 204.305, on a determination that an applicant or license holder committed an act described in Section 204.302, 204.303, or 204.304, the physician assistant board by order shall take any of the following actions: (1) deny the person's application for a license or license renewal or revoke the person's license or other authorization; (2) require the person to submit to the care, counseling, or treatment of a health care practitioner designated by the physician assistant board; (3) stay enforcement of an order and place the person on probation; (4) require the person to complete additional training; (5) suspend, limit, or restrict the person's license, including: (A) limiting the practice of the person to, or excluding from the practice, one or more specified activities of the practice as a physician assistant; or (B) stipulating periodic physician assistant board review; (6) assess an administrative penalty against the person under Section 204.351; (7) order the person to perform public service; or (8) administer a public reprimand. (b) If the physician assistant board stays enforcement of an order and places a person on probation, the board retains the right to vacate the probationary stay and enforce the original order for noncompliance with the terms of probation or impose any other remedial measure or sanction authorized by this section. (c) The physician assistant board may restore or reissue a license or remove any disciplinary or corrective measure that the board has imposed. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.22, eff. September 1, 2005.