Texas Occupations Code
§ 351.252 — EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRIST
OC § 351.252Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION · Ch. 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS · Art. F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
Statute text
View on source(a)A person must satisfactorily complete the education requirements established by board rule to be licensed as a therapeutic optometrist.
(b)The education necessary to meet the requirements must:
(1)be provided by an entity approved by the board; and
(2)include an emphasis on the examination, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the human eye and adnexa.
(c)The board by rule shall require successful completion of accredited academic and clinical courses in pharmacology and related pathology that are:
(1)approved by the board; and
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Legislative history
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.