Tex. Occupations Code § 453.205
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 453.205, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 453.205. LICENSE EXAMINATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The board by rule shall recognize a national testing entity to administer the examination required to obtain a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license.
(b) The physical therapist examination is a national examination that tests entry-level competence related to physical therapy theory, examination and evaluation, prognosis, treatment intervention, prevention, and consultation.
(c) The physical therapist assistant examination is a national examination that tests for required knowledge and skills in the technical application of physical therapy services.
(d) An applicant for a license must agree to comply with the security and copyright provisions of the national examination. If the board has knowledge of a violation of the security or copyright provisions or a compromise or attempted compromise of the provisions, the board shall report the matter to the testing entity.
(e) The board may disqualify an applicant from taking or retaking an examination for a period specified by the board if the board determines that the applicant engaged or attempted to engage in conduct that compromises or undermines the integrity of the examination process, including a violation of security or copyright provisions related to the national examination.
(f) If the board enters into a contract with a national testing entity under Subsection (a), the contract must include a provision requiring the national testing entity to provide to the board an examination score report for each applicant for a license under this chapter who took the examination.
(g) The board may require an applicant for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license to pass a jurisprudence examination.
(b) The physical therapist examination is a national examination that tests entry-level competence related to physical therapy theory, examination and evaluation, prognosis, treatment intervention, prevention, and consultation.
(c) The physical therapist assistant examination is a national examination that tests for required knowledge and skills in the technical application of physical therapy services.
(d) An applicant for a license must agree to comply with the security and copyright provisions of the national examination. If the board has knowledge of a violation of the security or copyright provisions or a compromise or attempted compromise of the provisions, the board shall report the matter to the testing entity.
(e) The board may disqualify an applicant from taking or retaking an examination for a period specified by the board if the board determines that the applicant engaged or attempted to engage in conduct that compromises or undermines the integrity of the examination process, including a violation of security or copyright provisions related to the national examination.
(f) If the board enters into a contract with a national testing entity under Subsection (a), the contract must include a provision requiring the national testing entity to provide to the board an examination score report for each applicant for a license under this chapter who took the examination.
(g) The board may require an applicant for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license to pass a jurisprudence examination.
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