{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.657","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 301.657","heading":"EFFECT ON ACCEPTANCE OF CORRECTIVE OR DEFERRED ACTION.","body":"(a) Except to the extent provided by this section, a person's acceptance of a corrective or deferred action under this subchapter does not constitute an admission of a violation but does constitute a plea of nolo contendere.\n(b) The board may treat a person's acceptance of corrective or deferred action as an admission of a violation if the board imposes a sanction on the person for a subsequent violation of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.\n(c) The board may consider a corrective or deferred action taken against a person to be a prior disciplinary action under this chapter when imposing a sanction on the person for a subsequent violation of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 144 (S.B. 1415), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1189 (S.B. 1058), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE E. REGULATION OF NURSING","CHAPTER 301. NURSES","SUBCHAPTER N. CORRECTIVE ACTION PROCEEDING AND DEFERRED ACTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.301.htm#301.657","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"6617b6421768398aea49b1edea0b92b9c46fc154d44b8feb30980bb5e246fcbc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-301.656","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-303.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}