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Tex. Occ. Code § 108.052 (2026)

Denial Of License

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Sec. 108.052. DENIAL OF LICENSE. A licensing authority shall deny an application for a license as a health care professional for an applicant who:

(1) is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(2) has been previously convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the commission of a felony offense involving the use or threat of force; or

(3) has been previously convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the commission of an offense:

(A) under Section 22.011, 22.02, 22.021, or 22.04, Penal Code, or an offense under the laws of another state or federal law that is equivalent to an offense under one of those sections;

(B) committed:

(i) when the applicant held a license as a health care professional in this state or another state; and

(ii) in the course of providing services within the scope of the applicant's license; and

(C) in which the victim of the offense was a patient of the applicant.

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 789 (H.B. 1899), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2025–2026 · leading case: Texas State Bd. of Soc. Worker Examiners v. Katherin Youniacutt & Tammy Thompson (Tex. App. 2025).
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Texas State Bd. of Soc. Worker Examiners v. Katherin Youniacutt & Tammy Thompson (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 9× “5, 50 Tex. Occ. Code § 108.052 ................”
Texas State Bd. of Soc. Worker Examiners v. Katherin Youniacutt & Tammy Thompson (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “the case go through ADR? Pre-Trial Post-Trial Other If other, please specify: Type of Case? Governmenal Immunity Give a brief description of the issue to be raised on appeal, the relief sought, and the applicable standard for review, if known (without prejudice to the right to…”
Texas State Bd. of Soc. Worker Examiners v. Katherin Youniacutt & Tammy Thompson (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “And here, the Legislature did not cross any constitutional lines when enacting Texas Occupations Code section 108.052 to bar potentially violent individuals from holding health care licenses.”
Texas State Bd. of Soc. Worker Examiners v. Katherin Youniacutt & Tammy Thompson (2026). · cites it 2× “Tex. Occ. Code § 108.052(2); 1 see also 22 Tex.”
— Tex. Occ. Code § 108.052(1) — 1 case
Texas State Bd. of Soc. Worker Examiners v. Katherin Youniacutt & Tammy Thompson (Tex. App. 2025). “5, 50 Tex. Occ. Code § 108.052 ................”
— Tex. Occ. Code § 108.052(2) — 2 cases
Texas State Bd. of Soc. Worker Examiners v. Katherin Youniacutt & Tammy Thompson (Tex. App. 2025). “5, 50 Tex. Occ. Code § 108.052 ................”
Texas State Bd. of Soc. Worker Examiners v. Katherin Youniacutt & Tammy Thompson (2026). “Tex. Occ. Code § 108.052(2); 1 see also 22 Tex.”
— Tex. Occ. Code § 108.052(3) — 1 case
Texas State Bd. of Soc. Worker Examiners v. Katherin Youniacutt & Tammy Thompson (Tex. App. 2025). “5, 50 Tex. Occ. Code § 108.052 ................”
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