(a) On receipt of a final court order or order from
a Title IV-D agency (e.g. the Texas Attorney General) suspending a
license due to failure to pay child support, the Executive Director
shall immediately determine if the Council has issued a license to
the obligor named on the order, and, if a license has been issued:
(1) enter an order of suspension of the license;
(2) report the suspension as appropriate; and
(3) demand surrender of the suspended license.
(b) The Council shall implement the terms of an order
suspending a license without additional review or hearing. The Council
will provide notice of suspension as appropriate to the licensee and
others concerned with the license.
(c) The Council may not modify, remand, reverse, vacate,
or stay an order suspending a license issued under Chapter 232 of
the Family Code and may not review, vacate, or reconsider the terms
of a final order suspending the license.
(d) A licensee who is the subject of a court order
or order from a Title IV-D agency suspending the individual's license
is not entitled to a refund for any fee paid to the Council.
(e) If a suspension overlaps a license renewal period,
an individual with a license suspended under this section shall comply
with the normal renewal procedures.
(f) An individual who continues to engage in the practice
of marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, psychology,
or social work after the implementation of the order suspending the
individual's license is liable for the same civil and criminal penalties
provided for engaging in the licensed activity without a license or
while a license is suspended.
(g) On receipt of a court order or order from a Title
IV-D agency vacating or staying an order suspending a license, the
Executive Director shall promptly issue the affected license to the
individual if the individual is otherwise qualified for the license.
(h) The individual must pay a reinstatement fee in
an amount equal to the renewal fee for the license prior to issuance
of the license.
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