Tex. Occ. Code § 605.257 · Subchapter F. LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department may issue a temporary license to an individual who:
(1) has applied for a license as an orthotist, prosthetist, or both;
(2) has regularly practiced orthotics, prosthetics, or both for the five years preceding the date of the application; and
(3) has been licensed by a state that has license requirements that are equal to or exceed the requirements of this chapter.
(b) A temporary license is valid for one year from the date issued. A temporary license may be renewed for not more than one additional year if the applicant presents evidence sufficient to the department of good cause for 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. 1.183, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 7.004, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.605.htm
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- 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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