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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the revocation or suspension of the license of a |
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physician placed on deferred adjudication community supervision or |
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arrested for certain offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 164.057, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The board shall revoke the license of a physician placed |
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on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense |
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under: |
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(1) Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault |
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of a child); |
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(2) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated |
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sexual assault of a child); or |
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(3) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a |
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child). |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 164, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 164.0595 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 164.0595. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF LICENSE FOR CERTAIN |
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ARRESTS. (a) A disciplinary panel appointed under Section 164.059 |
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may suspend the license of a person arrested for an offense under: |
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(1) Section 22.011(a)(2), Penal Code (sexual assault |
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of a child); |
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(2) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B), Penal Code (aggravated |
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sexual assault of a child); |
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(3) Section 21.02, Penal Code (continuous sexual abuse |
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of a young child or children); or |
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(4) Section 21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a |
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child). |
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(b) Before suspending a license under this section, the |
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disciplinary panel must determine that the person arrested for an |
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offense listed in Subsection (a) is the same person who holds a |
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license issued by the board. |
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(c) A suspension under this section remains in effect until |
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the final disposition of the case. |
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(d) Sections 164.059(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) apply to a |
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suspension under this section. |
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(e) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section, |
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including rules regarding evidence that serves as proof of final |
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disposition of a case. |
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SECTION 3. Section 164.102(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except on an express determination, based on |
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substantial evidence, that granting probation is in the best |
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interests of the public and of the person whose license has been |
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suspended, revoked, or canceled, the board may not grant probation |
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to a person whose license has been canceled, revoked, or suspended |
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because of a felony conviction under: |
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(1) Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code; |
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(2) Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code; [or] |
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(3) the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and |
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Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.); or |
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(4) any of the following sections of the Penal Code: |
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(A) Section 22.011(a)(2) (sexual assault of a |
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child); |
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(B) Section 22.021(a)(1)(B) (aggravated sexual |
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assault of a child); |
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(C) Section 21.02 (continuous sexual abuse of a |
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young child or children); or |
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(D) Section 21.11 (indecency with a child). |
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SECTION 4. (a) Sections 164.057(c) and 164.0595, |
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Occupations Code, as added by this Act, and Section 164.102, |
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Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, apply only to an offense |
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committed on or after the effective date of this Act. For purposes |
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of this section, an offense is committed before the effective date |
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of this Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date. |
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(b) An offense committed before the effective date of this |
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Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |