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Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 164.153

  • Board: means the Texas Medical Board. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Person: means an individual, unless the term is expressly made applicable to a partnership, association, or corporation. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002

Except on an express determination based on substantial evidence contained in an investigative report indicating that reinstatement or reissue of the license is in the best interests of the public and of the person whose license has been canceled, revoked, or suspended, the board may not reinstate or reissue a license to a person whose license has been canceled, revoked, or suspended because of a felony conviction under:
(1) Chapter 481 or 483, Health and Safety Code;
(2) § 485.033, Health and Safety Code; or
(3) the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.).