1. (a) A podiatric physician who violates a board rule, order, or any provision of the Act shall be subject to the following disciplinary action:

   1. (1) suspension or revocation of the license to practice podiatric medicine; or,
   2. (2) temporary suspension of a license as determined by a disciplinary panel; or
   3. (3) a reprimand by the Board which may be either public or private; or,

   4. (4) a probated suspension and;

      1. (A) valid enrollment in and certified full and complete attendance at any medical educational course or courses, including any residency, or any course in ethics in practice, as deemed appropriate by the Board, or,
      2. (B) valid enrollment in and certified full and complete attendance at any rehabilitation program deemed appropriate by the Board, or,
   5. (5) administrative penalties, or
   6. (6) any combination of the penalties listed in this section.

2. (b) The Board shall revoke a license of a podiatric physician (licensee) if that licensee has been convicted of a felony under Chapter 36, Subchapter D, §36.132 of the Human Resources Code, to wit:

   1. (1) a state jail felony if the value of any payment or monetary in-kind benefit provided under the Medicaid program, directly or indirectly, as a result of an unlawful act is $1,500 or more but less than $20,000;
   2. (2) a felony of the third degree if the value of any payment or monetary benefit provided under the Medicaid program, directly or indirectly, as a result of an unlawful act is $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000;
   3. (3) a felony of the second degree if the value of any payment or monetary or in-kind benefit provided under the Medicaid program directly or indirectly, as a result of the unlawful act if $100,000 or more but less than $200,000;
   4. (4) a felony of the first degree if the value of the payment or monetary or in-kind benefit provided under the Medicaid program, directly or indirectly, as a result of the unlawful act is $200,000 or more.

Source Note:The provisions of this §130.51 adopted to be effective July 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 5292; transferred effective September 1, 2017, as published in the Texas Register August 18, 2017, 42 TexReg 4145.