{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-266.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 266.251","heading":"GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.","body":"(a) The board may refuse to issue a registration certificate, may impose a fine on a person who holds a registration certificate, may suspend or revoke a person's registration certificate, or may probate any portion of the suspension if, after a hearing, the board determines that the applicant or certificate holder has:\n(1) violated or aided another person in violating a law regulating the practice of dentistry; or\n(2) required or allowed a person under the direction or control of the person to violate a law regulating the practice of dentistry.\n(b) In this section, an applicant for or holder of a registration certificate includes a person who has at least a 20 percent ownership interest in or is the general partner or managing partner in a dental laboratory that is registered under this chapter or for which an application for registration has been filed.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE D. DENTISTRY","CHAPTER 266. REGULATION OF DENTAL LABORATORIES","SUBCHAPTER F. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.266.htm#266.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"bd24df4dc8f164d3affa05f2d903084458450ea8a786d5de38887f218a5be36e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-266.203","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-266.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}