Tex. Occupations Code § 351.2595
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 351.2595, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 351.2595. LICENSE WITHOUT EXAMINATION.
Official statutory text
The board may issue a license to practice therapeutic optometry without requiring the applicant to pass all or part of the examination required by Section 351.253 if:
(1) the applicant is licensed in good standing as a therapeutic optometrist in another state;
(2) the applicant has passed an examination that is equivalent or superior to the examination required by Section 351.253;
(3) during at least five of the seven years preceding the application date, the applicant has been:
(A) actively engaged in the practice of therapeutic optometry; or
(B) engaged in full-time teaching at an accredited college of optometry or medicine;
(4) there are no pending disciplinary actions against the applicant in the state in which the applicant is licensed; and
(5) the applicant's license has never been suspended or revoked.
(1) the applicant is licensed in good standing as a therapeutic optometrist in another state;
(2) the applicant has passed an examination that is equivalent or superior to the examination required by Section 351.253;
(3) during at least five of the seven years preceding the application date, the applicant has been:
(A) actively engaged in the practice of therapeutic optometry; or
(B) engaged in full-time teaching at an accredited college of optometry or medicine;
(4) there are no pending disciplinary actions against the applicant in the state in which the applicant is licensed; and
(5) the applicant's license has never been suspended or revoked.
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