Sec. 1103.5511. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION. (a) The presiding officer of the board shall appoint a disciplinary panel consisting of three board members to determine whether a person's license or certification to practice under this chapter should be temporarily suspended. (b) If the disciplinary panel determines from the information presented to the panel that a person licensed or certified to practice under this chapter would, by the person's continued practice, constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare, the panel shall temporarily suspend the license or certification of that person. (c) A license or certification may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if: (1) institution of proceedings for a contested case hearing is initiated simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and (2) a hearing is held under Chapter 2001 , Government Code, and this chapter as soon as possible. (d) A temporary suspension under this section automatically expires after 45 days if the board has not scheduled a hearing to take place within that time or if, at the board's request, the hearing is continued beyond the 45th day. (e) Notwithstanding Chapter 551 , Government Code, the disciplinary panel may hold a meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and convening the panel at one location is inconvenient for any member of the panel.
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