Tex. Health and Safety Code § 143.006
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 143.006, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 143.006. HOMEWORKER'S CERTIFICATE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE; TERM.
Official statutory text
(a) An applicant must apply for a homeworker's certificate in the form prescribed by board rule. Each applicant must present a health certificate or other evidence of good health as required by the board.
(b) The application must be accompanied by a fee in an amount set by the board, but not to exceed 50 cents.
(c) A homeworker's certificate is valid for one year from the date of issuance.
(d) The board may not issue a homeworker's certificate to a person who:
(1) is younger than 15 years of age;
(2) suffers from a communicable disease; or
(3) lives in a home that is not clean, sanitary, and free from communicable diseases.
(b) The application must be accompanied by a fee in an amount set by the board, but not to exceed 50 cents.
(c) A homeworker's certificate is valid for one year from the date of issuance.
(d) The board may not issue a homeworker's certificate to a person who:
(1) is younger than 15 years of age;
(2) suffers from a communicable disease; or
(3) lives in a home that is not clean, sanitary, and free from communicable diseases.
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