Tex. Occ. Code § 701.253 · Subchapter F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
LICENSE EXAMINATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "Commission on Dietetic Registration" has the meaning assigned by Section 701.251(a).
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (f), an applicant must pass a license examination to qualify for a license under this chapter.
(c) The department shall prepare or approve an examination. An examination prescribed by the department may be or may include an examination given by the Commission on Dietetic Registration or by a national or state testing service instead of an examination prepared by the department or the department's designee.
(d) Any written portion of the examination must be validated by an independent testing professional.
(e) The department shall administer an examination to qualified applicants at least twice each calendar year.
(f) The department shall waive the examination requirement for an applicant who, at the time of application, is a dietitian registered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 147 (H.B. 1155), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 147 (H.B. 1155), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.206, eff. September 1, 2015.
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