Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 773.061. Disciplinary Actions

(a) For a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license or certificate of or shall reprimand:

(a-1) In addition to other permissible actions or penalties and regardless of whether an emergency medical services provider is directly operated by a governmental entity, the department may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license or certificate of the provider if the department confirms that the provider has:

(b) For a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew approval of a course or training program.

(c) For a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department may place on emergency suspension emergency medical services personnel.

(d) The department may place on probation a course or training program or a person, including emergency medical services personnel, an emergency medical services provider license holder, or a program instructor, examiner, or course coordinator, whose certificate, license, or approval is suspended.  If a suspension is probated, the department may require the person or the sponsor of a course or training program, as applicable:

(e) Except as provided by Section 773.062, the procedures by which the department takes action under this section and the procedures by which that action is appealed are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(f) The department may not take disciplinary action against a person described by Subsection (a)(1) based on the person's participation in peer-to-peer support and other peer-to-peer services and may not consider the person's participation during any disciplinary proceeding under this chapter.