Sec. 773.061. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) For a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license or certificate of or shall reprimand: (1) emergency medical services personnel; (2) a program instructor, examiner, or course coordinator; and (3) an emergency medical services provider license holder. (a-1) In addition to other permissible actions or penalties and regardless of whether an emergency medical services provider is directly operated by a governmental entity, the department may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a license or certificate of the provider if the department confirms that the provider has: (1) intentionally submitted incorrect information required under Section 38.006 , Insurance Code; or (2) engaged in a pattern of violations of Section 1271.159 , 1275.054 , 1301.166 , 1551.231 , 1575.174 , or 1579.112 , Insurance Code. (b) For a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew approval of a course or training program. (c) For a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department may place on emergency suspension emergency medical services personnel. (d) The department may place on probation a course or training program or a person, including emergency medical services personnel, an emergency medical services provider license holder, or a program instructor, examiner, or course coordinator, whose certificate, license, or approval is suspended. If a suspension is probated, the department may require the person or the sponsor of a course or training program, as applicable: (1) to report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation; (2) to limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or (3) to continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation. (e) Except as provided by Section 773.062 , the procedures by which the department takes action under this section and the procedures by which that action is appealed are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001 , Government Code. (f) The department may not take disciplinary action against a person described by Subsection (a)(1) based on the person's participation in peer-to-peer support and other peer-to-peer services and may not consider the person's participation during any disciplinary proceeding under this chapter.
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