Texas Occupations Code

§ 605.258 — STUDENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE

OC § 605.258Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part K. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO USE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT · Ch. 605. ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS · Art. F. LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS

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(a)The department may issue a student registration certificate to an individual who is working toward fulfilling the requirements for a license as an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist orthotist and:

(1)holds either:

(A)a bachelor's or graduate degree in orthotics and prosthetics from:

(i)an education program recognized and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs that is offered at an institution of higher education; or

(ii)a practitioner education program that has education standards that are equivalent to or exceed the standards adopted by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or

(B)a bachelor's degree in another subject and an orthotic or prosthetic certificate issued by a practitioner education program:

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 511 (S.B. 141), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.184, eff. September 1, 2015.