Tex. Occupations Code § 201.309
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 201.309, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 201.309. LICENSE ISSUANCE TO CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS.
Official statutory text
The board shall issue a license to practice chiropractic to an out-of-state applicant who:
(1) submits a written application to the board on a form prescribed by the board, accompanied by the application fee set by the board and any other information requested by the board;
(2) is licensed in good standing to practice chiropractic in another state or foreign country that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;
(3) has not been the subject of a disciplinary action and is not the subject of a pending investigation in any jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been licensed;
(4) has graduated from a doctor of chiropractic degree program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education and approved by rule by the board;
(5) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of chiropractic;
(6) has passed the board's jurisprudence examination;
(7) has practiced chiropractic:
(A) for at least the three years immediately preceding the date of the application under this section; or
(B) as a chiropractic educator in a doctor of chiropractic degree program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education for at least the three years immediately preceding the date of the application under this section; and
(8) meets any other requirements adopted by rule by the board under this chapter.
(1) submits a written application to the board on a form prescribed by the board, accompanied by the application fee set by the board and any other information requested by the board;
(2) is licensed in good standing to practice chiropractic in another state or foreign country that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;
(3) has not been the subject of a disciplinary action and is not the subject of a pending investigation in any jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been licensed;
(4) has graduated from a doctor of chiropractic degree program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education and approved by rule by the board;
(5) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of chiropractic;
(6) has passed the board's jurisprudence examination;
(7) has practiced chiropractic:
(A) for at least the three years immediately preceding the date of the application under this section; or
(B) as a chiropractic educator in a doctor of chiropractic degree program accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education for at least the three years immediately preceding the date of the application under this section; and
(8) meets any other requirements adopted by rule by the board under this chapter.
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