Tex. Occ. Code § 201.309 · Subchapter G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
LICENSE ISSUANCE TO CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The board shall issue a license to practice chiropractic to an out-of-state applicant who:
(1) submits a written application to the board on a form prescribed by the board, accompanied by the application fee set by the board and any other information requested by the board;
(2) is licensed in good standing to practice chiropractic in another state or foreign country that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;
(3) has not been the subject of a disciplinary action and is not the subject of a pending investigation in any jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been licensed;
(4) has graduated from a doctor of chiropractic degree program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education and approved by rule by the board;
(5) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of chiropractic;
(6) has passed the board's jurisprudence examination;
(7) has practiced chiropractic:
(A) for at least the three years immediately preceding the date of the application under this section; or
(B) as a chiropractic educator in a doctor of chiropractic degree program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education for at least the three years immediately preceding the date of the application under this section; and
(8) meets any other requirements adopted by rule by the board under this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 802 (S.B. 776), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.201.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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