# Tex. Occupations Code § 263.004: TEMPORARY SUSPENSION IN EMERGENCY

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C263_S263.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Occupations Code § 263.004
- **Heading:** TEMPORARY SUSPENSION IN EMERGENCY
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 263 / Section 263.004

## Text

(a) If the board or an executive committee of the board determines from the evidence or information presented that the continued practice by a person licensed under this subtitle, or the continued performance by a person licensed under this subtitle of a procedure for which the person holds a permit issued by the board, would constitute a clear, imminent, or continuing threat to a person's physical health or well-being, the board or the executive committee shall temporarily suspend the person's license or permit, as applicable.

(b) The board may not temporarily suspend a license or permit under this section without notice or hearing unless at the time of the temporary suspension the board or the executive committee requests the State Office of Administrative Hearings to set a date for a hearing on the temporary suspension.

(c) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the license or permit is suspended unless the license or permit holder requests a continuance. The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a second hearing on the suspension and on any other action to be taken against the license or permit holder not later than the 60th day after:

(1) the date the license or permit is temporarily suspended; or

(2) the date specified in the continuance requested by the license or permit holder.

(d) If the State Office of Administrative Hearings does not hold a hearing within the time provided by Subsection (c), the suspended license or permit is automatically reinstated.

## Nearby sections

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- [Tex. Occupations Code § 263.0001 § 263.0001. DEFINITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C263_S263.0001.md)
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- [Tex. Occupations Code § 263.003 § 263.003. HEARING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C263_S263.003.md)
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