Tex. Occupations Code § 401.053
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 401.053, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 401.053. PERSONS TRAINED BY DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter does not apply to a person who shows evidence of having received training by the Department of State Health Services in a communication, speech, language, or hearing screening training program approved by that department if the person's activity is limited to screening as defined by commission rule.
(b) A person who has received training by the Department of State Health Services in a program under Subsection (a) may not:
(1) practice speech-language pathology or audiology; or
(2) represent that the person is a speech-language pathologist or audiologist.
(b) A person who has received training by the Department of State Health Services in a program under Subsection (a) may not:
(1) practice speech-language pathology or audiology; or
(2) represent that the person is a speech-language pathologist or audiologist.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.