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TITLE 22EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 3TEXAS BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 74SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING AND MONITORING
RULE §74.2Substance Abuse Testing and Monitoring of Licensees

(a) The Board may require a licensee who has been subject to disciplinary action for drug or alcohol offenses to undergo substance abuse testing and monitoring.

(b) If the Board requires a licensee to undergo substance abuse testing and monitoring under this section, the cost shall be borne by the licensee.

(c) The Board shall make reasonable efforts to ensure testing will be done in a manner to accomplish the goals of the testing while minimizing the licensee's cost.

(d) A licensee who agrees to undergo substance abuse testing and monitoring to settle a disciplinary action by the Board shall agree to the terms of the testing and monitoring in writing as part of the agreed order with the Board.

(e) The Board, upon the recommendation of the Board's Enforcement Committee, may revoke the license of a licensee who agrees to substance abuse testing and monitoring if the licensee fails to pass any test or provide monitoring documentation as required by the agreed order with the Board.

(f) A Board order revoking a license under subsection (e) of this section is final and unappealable.

(g) A licensee whose license has been revoked under this section may reapply for a license not sooner than one year from the date the license was revoked under subsection (e) of this section.


Source Note: The provisions of this §74.2 adopted to be effective April 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 2010

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