{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-501.401","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 501.401","heading":"GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.","body":"The executive council shall take disciplinary action under Subchapter G, Chapter 507, against a license holder who:\n(1) violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;\n(2) is convicted of a felony or of any offense that would be a felony under the laws of this state, or of a violation of a law involving moral turpitude;\n(3) uses drugs or alcohol to an extent that affects the person's professional competency;\n(4) engages in fraud or deceit in connection with services provided as a psychologist;\n(5) except as provided by Section 501.263:\n(A) aids or abets the practice of psychology by a person not licensed under this chapter in representing that the person is licensed under this chapter;\n(B) represents that the person is licensed under this chapter to practice psychology when the person is not licensed; or\n(C) practices psychology in this state without a license under this chapter or without being qualified for an exemption under Section 501.004; or\n(6) commits an act for which liability exists under Chapter 81, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.023, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 501. PSYCHOLOGISTS","SUBCHAPTER I. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.501.htm#501.401","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"b8d1d66c580f88400b00c2b5fda4e55c4d28d970786eaf4bc76d01fe30bcc5e1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-501.352","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-501.407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}