{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-204.351","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 204.351","heading":"ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.","body":"(a) The physician assistant board by order may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.\n(b) The penalty may be in an amount not to exceed $5,000. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.\n(c) The physician assistant board shall base the amount of the penalty on:\n(1) the severity of patient harm;\n(2) the severity of economic harm to any person;\n(3) the severity of any environmental harm;\n(4) increased potential for harm to the public;\n(5) any attempted concealment of misconduct;\n(6) any premeditated or intentional misconduct;\n(7) the motive for the violation;\n(8) prior misconduct of a similar or related nature;\n(9) the license holder's disciplinary history;\n(10) prior written warnings or written admonishments from any government agency or official regarding statutes or regulations relating to the misconduct;\n(11) violation of a board order;\n(12) failure to implement remedial measures to correct or mitigate harm from the misconduct;\n(13) lack of rehabilitative potential or likelihood of future misconduct of a similar nature;\n(14) relevant circumstances increasing the seriousness of the misconduct; and\n(15) any other matter that justice may require.\n(d) The physician assistant board by rule shall prescribe the procedure by which it may impose an administrative penalty. A proceeding under this section is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.\n(e) If the physician assistant board by order determines that a violation has occurred and imposes an administrative penalty, the board shall give notice to the person of the board's order. The notice must include a statement of the person's right to judicial review of the order.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 204. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS","SUBCHAPTER H. PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.204.htm#204.351","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"247839942c14bfee58a60a01418e2ce212f968c3ecc3d2a4de626d8f98a78f19","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-204.318","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-204.352"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}