(a) Every license or registration of a person who is
a licensee or registrant under this chapter is subject to suspension
based upon a final order of a court or the Office of the Attorney
General, Child Support Division under Texas Family Code, Chapter 232
(relating to Suspension of License) directing DSHS to suspend the
person's license or registration.
(b) If DSHS receives an order described in subsection
(a) of this section, DSHS immediately determines if a license has
been issued to the individual named on the order. If a license has
been issued, DSHS:
(1) records the suspension of the license in its records;
and
(2) reports and provides notice of the suspension,
as applicable and appropriate, to:
(A) the Office of the Attorney General, Child Support
Division, or court from which it received the order suspending license;
(B) the licensee; and
(C) any current employer of the licensee or registrant,
if known.
(c) DSHS implements any final order described in subsection
(a) of this section without additional review or hearing. DSHS is
without authority to modify, remand, reverse, vacate, or stay an order
issued under Texas Family Code, Chapter 232, and may not review, vacate,
or reconsider the terms of such a final order suspending license.
(d) A licensee or registrant whose license is suspended
based upon a final order suspending license described in subsection
(a) of this section:
(1) is prohibited from engaging in any activity requiring
a license and is subject to disciplinary action for violation of this
prohibition;
(2) must comply with normal renewal procedures to keep
the license current; a renewed license remains subject to the suspension
until the suspension is lifted under subsection (e) of this section;
and
(3) is not entitled to a refund for any fee paid to
DSHS.
(e) Upon DSHS's receipt of an order vacating or staying
an order suspending the license, DSHS will promptly issue the affected
license to the individual if the individual is otherwise qualified
for and has met the prerequisites for the license under this chapter.
(f) DSHS may not grant any license or registration
application or any renewal application if it receives notice from
a child support agency, as defined in Family Code §101.004, concerning
an applicant, licensee, or registrant who has failed to pay child
support under a support order for six months or more, requesting that
DSHS deny approval of any such application. DSHS may not grant any
application with respect to which it has received such notice until
the authority is notified by the child support agency that the applicable
applicant has:
(1) paid all child support arrearages;
(2) made an immediate payment of not less than $200
toward child support arrearages owed and established with the agency
a satisfactory repayment schedule for the remainder or is in compliance
with a court order for payment of the arrearages;
(3) been granted an exemption from this subsection
as part of a court-supervised plan to improve the obligor's earnings
and child support payments; or
(4) successfully contested the denial of issuance or
renewal of license under Texas Family Code, Chapter 232.
(g) DSHS may charge a fee to an individual who is the
subject of an order described under subsection (a) of this section
or who is refused approval of an application under subsection (f)
of this section in an amount sufficient to recover the administrative
costs incurred by DSHS under Texas Family Code, Chapter 232.
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