§ 505.451 — GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

Texas § 505.451

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code OC: Occupations Code

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Sec. 505.451. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. The executive council shall take disciplinary action under Subchapter G , Chapter 507 , against a person for:
(1) violating this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;
(2) circumventing or attempting to circumvent the requirements of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;
(3) directly or indirectly participating in a scheme to evade the requirements of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;
(4) engaging in unethical conduct;
(5) engaging in conduct that discredits or tends to discredit the social work profession;
(6) performing an act, allowing an omission, or making an assertion or representation that is fraudulent, deceitful, or misleading or that tends to create a misleading impression;
(7) knowingly associating with or permitting the use of a license holder's professional services or identification in connection with an enterprise that the person knows or should have known in the exercise of reasonable diligence violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;
(8) knowingly associating with or permitting the use of a license holder's name, professional services or identification, or endorsement in connection with an enterprise that the person knows or should have known in the exercise of reasonable diligence is a trade, business, or professional practice of a fraudulent, deceitful, or misleading nature;
(9) directly or indirectly revealing or causing to be revealed a confidential communication transmitted to the license holder by a client or other recipient of the license holder's services unless revealing the communication is required by law;
(10) having been denied an application for a license or certificate to practice social work in another jurisdiction for a reason that the executive council determines would be a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;
(11) holding a license or certificate in another jurisdiction that is suspended or revoked for a reason that the executive council determines would be a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;
(12) having been convicted of a felony in this state, another state, or the United States;
(13) refusing to perform an act or service within the scope of the license holder's license solely because of the recipient's age, sex, race, religion, national origin, color, or political affiliation; or
(14) committing an act for which liability exists under Chapter 81 , Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415 ), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501 ), Sec. 2.108, eff. September 1, 2019.