Tex. Occ. Code § 605.254 · Subchapter F. LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
EXEMPTIONS FROM OR SUBSTITUTES FOR LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commission by rule may exempt a person from one or more of the academic, clinical training, or examination requirements established under Section 605.252.
(b) To be eligible for an exemption under Subsection (a), the person must present evidence satisfactory to the department that the person possesses unique qualifications to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or orthotics and prosthetics.
(c) The department shall issue a license under Section 605.256(b) to a person who:
(1) is determined to be eligible for an exemption under this section from a requirement established under Section 605.252; and
(2) meets all requirements provided under this chapter, other than any requirement for which an exemption is granted under Subdivision (1).
(d) A person holding a license for which an exemption was granted under this section is entitled to the same license privileges as if the person met all requirements of Section 605.252. The license holder is subject to the license renewal requirements established by the commission, other than the requirements exempted under this section, which the commission may not impose as a condition of the person's license renewal.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.180, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.222(169), eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 7.003, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 785 (S.B. 918), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.605.htm
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