Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 360 - OFFICE OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES
Subchapter B - BOARD FOR EVALUATION OF INTERPRETERS
Division 1 - BEI INTERPRETER CERTIFICATION
Section 360.227 - Disciplinary Actions
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) DARS may take disciplinary action against a certificate holder who is found to be in violation of a statute, rule, or policy of DARS, including any of the provisions of § 101.1211 of Title 40 (relating to Grounds for Denying, Revoking, or Suspending an Interpreter's Certificate).
(b) A disciplinary action against a certificate holder may be composed of any one or a combination of the following actions:
(c) All final disciplinary actions taken by DARS or by DHHS are permanently recorded and made available upon request as public information. Except for an informal reprimand, all disciplinary actions may be released in a press release, and may be transmitted to the RID or states licensed to use BEI tests, as appropriate.
(d) A certificate holder whose certificate has expired for nonpayment of renewal fees or is the subject of a pending disciplinary action, complaint, or investigation continues to be subject to all statutory, rule, and procedural provisions of DARS governing certified interpreters until the certificate is revoked by DARS or becomes nonrenewable under the rules.
