Texas Occupations Code

§ 351.266 — MILITARY LIMITED VOLUNTEER LICENSE

OC § 351.266Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION · Ch. 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS · Art. F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

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(a)The board shall adopt rules relating to the issuance of a military limited volunteer license under this section.

(b)The board may issue a military limited volunteer license to practice optometry or therapeutic optometry to an applicant who:

(1)is licensed and in good standing, or was licensed and retired in good standing, as an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist in another state;

(2)is or was authorized as an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist to treat personnel enlisted in a branch of the United States armed forces or veterans; and

(3)meets any other requirement prescribed by board rule.

(c)The board may not issue a license under this section to an applicant who:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 169 (H.B. 2933), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.