Section 185.18 - Discipline of Physician Assistants(a) The board, upon finding a physician assistant has committed any of the acts set forth in § 185.17 of this title (relating to Grounds for Denial of Licensure and for Disciplinary Action), may enter an order imposing one or more of the allowable actions set forth under §204.301 of the Act.(b) Disciplinary Guidelines. (1) Chapter 190 of this title (relating to Disciplinary Guidelines) shall apply to physician assistants regulated under this chapter to be used as guidelines for the following areas as they relate to the denial of licensure or disciplinary action of a licensee: (A) practice inconsistent with public health and welfare;(B) unprofessional and dishonorable conduct;(C) disciplinary actions by state boards and peer groups;(D) repeated and recurring meritorious health care liability claims;(E) aggravating and mitigating factors; and(F) criminal convictions.(2) If the provisions of Chapter 190 of this title conflict with the Act or rules under this chapter, the Act and provisions of this chapter shall control.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 185.18
The provisions of this §185.18 adopted to be effective November 3, 2002, 27 TexReg 10027; amended to be effective June 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 5105; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 10, March 6, 2015, TexReg 1085, eff. 3/12/2015