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Texas Occupations Code § 351.502

Wilful or Repeated Noncompliance

Optometrists and Therapeutic Optometrists · Disciplinary Procedures

(a) The board shall consider the wilful or repeated failure or refusal of an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist to comply with the requirements of Sections 351.353, 351.359, and 351.405 as prima facie evidence that the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist is unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence within the meaning of Section 351.501(a)(2) and as sufficient ground for the filing of charges to revoke or suspend a license.

(b) The board shall consider the wilful or repeated failure or refusal of an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist to comply with the requirements of Sections 351.361, 351.362, 351.457, and 351.458 as prima facie evidence that the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist has violated this chapter and as sufficient ground for the filing of charges to revoke or suspend a license.

(c) Section 351.361(c) applies to Subsection (b).

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

This section refers to

§ 351.353§ 351.359§ 351.405§ 351.501§ 351.361§ 351.362§ 351.457§ 351.458

Sections that refer to this one

§ 351.503