Texas Occupations Code
§ 351.259 — PROVISIONAL LICENSE
OC § 351.259Title 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)The board shall issue a provisional license to practice optometry or therapeutic optometry to an applicant who:
(1)is licensed in good standing as an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist in another state that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;
(2)has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of optometry or therapeutic optometry; and
(3)is sponsored by a person licensed by the board under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder may practice.
(b)The board may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) for an applicant if the board determines that compliance is a hardship to the applicant.
(c)A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license. The board shall issue a license under this chapter to the holder of a provisional license under this section if:
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Legislative history
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.