Texas Occupations Code

§ 601.203 — HARDSHIP EXEMPTION

OC § 601.203Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part K. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO USE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT · Ch. 601. MEDICAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS · Art. E. MANDATORY TRAINING FOR CERTAIN AUTHORIZED PERSONS

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(a)On application to the advisory board by a hospital, a federally qualified health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d, or a practitioner, the advisory board shall exempt the applicant from the requirements of Section 601.201 in employing a person certified under this chapter or trained as required by Section 601.201 if the applicant shows a hardship in employing a person certified under this chapter or trained as required by Section 601.201.

(b)The following conditions are considered to be a hardship for the purposes of Subsection (a):

(1)that the applicant:

(A)reports an inability to attract and retain medical radiologic technologists; and

(B)is located in a county with a population of less than 50,000;

(2)that the applicant is located at a great distance from a school of medical radiologic technology;

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.030, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 674), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017.