Texas Occupations Code

§ 505.3575 — ISSUANCE OF LICENSES TO CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS

OC § 505.3575Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING · Ch. 505. SOCIAL WORKERS · Art. G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

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(a)Notwithstanding any other licensing requirement of this subchapter:

(1)the executive council may not require an applicant who is licensed in good standing in another state to pass a licensing examination conducted by the executive council under Section 505.354 if an applicant with substantially equivalent experience who resides in this state would not be required to take the licensing examination; and

(2)the executive council may issue a license to an applicant who is currently licensed in another state to independently practice social work if:

(A)after an assessment, the executive council determines that the applicant:

(i)demonstrates sufficient experience and competence;

(ii)has passed the jurisprudence examination conducted by the executive council under Section 505.3545; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.102, eff. September 1, 2019.