Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 22 - TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY
Chapter 502 - PEER ASSISTANCE
Section 502.2 - Texas State Board of Public Accountancy Policy Statement of the Peer Assistance Oversight Committee
Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code ยง 502.2
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The board has established the peer assistance oversight committee to oversee the activities of the TXCPA's peer assistance program as mandated under the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 467.
(b) The peer assistance oversight committee operates under the premise that impairments caused by chemical dependency on drugs or alcohol and mental health issues are treatable.
(c) The peer assistance oversight committee's responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
(1) protecting the public from CPAs whose
ethical, behavioral, and technical violations due to chemical dependency on
drugs or alcohol and/or mental health issues have harmed, or have the potential
to harm, the public;
(2)
encouraging CPAs, CPA applicants, and accounting students to seek assistance
for impairment due to chemical dependency on drugs or alcohol and/or mental
health issues;
(3) cooperating with
the TXCPA's peer assistance program in promoting confidential assistance to
CPAs, CPA applicants, and accounting students who suffer from chemical
dependency on drugs or alcohol and/or mental health issues; and
(4) disseminating information about the peer
assistance program to CPAs, CPA applicants, and accounting students.
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