Texas Occupations Code 206.306 – Effect of Rehabilitation Order
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(a) A rehabilitation order imposed under Section 206.305 is a nondisciplinary private order. If entered into by agreement, the order is an agreed disposition or settlement agreement for purposes of civil litigation and is exempt from Chapter 552, Government Code.
(b) The rehabilitation order must contain findings of fact and conclusions of law. The order may impose a license revocation or suspension, a period of probation or restriction, or any other sanction authorized by this chapter or agreed to by the medical board and the person subject to the order.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 206.306
- Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(c) A violation of a rehabilitation order may result in disciplinary action under this chapter or under the terms of the agreed order.
(d) A violation of a rehabilitation order is grounds for disciplinary action based on:
(1) unprofessional or dishonorable conduct; or
(2) any provision of this chapter that applies to the conduct that resulted in the violation.