Tex. Occupations Code § 502.253
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 502.253, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 502.253. APPLICATION REVIEW; ELIGIBILITY EXAMINATION.
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(a) The executive council shall investigate each application and any other information submitted by the applicant.
(b) Not later than the 90th day after the date the executive council receives the completed application from a person seeking a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist associate, the executive council shall notify the applicant whether the application has been accepted or rejected.
(c) An applicant for a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist associate is eligible to take the examination if the applicant:
(1) is enrolled in a graduate internship described by Section 502.252(b)(2) and provides proof to the executive council that the applicant is a student in good standing in an educational program described by Section 502.252(b)(4); or
(2) has completed the internship described by Subdivision (1).
(d) A notice that an application is rejected must state the reason for the rejection.
(b) Not later than the 90th day after the date the executive council receives the completed application from a person seeking a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist associate, the executive council shall notify the applicant whether the application has been accepted or rejected.
(c) An applicant for a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist associate is eligible to take the examination if the applicant:
(1) is enrolled in a graduate internship described by Section 502.252(b)(2) and provides proof to the executive council that the applicant is a student in good standing in an educational program described by Section 502.252(b)(4); or
(2) has completed the internship described by Subdivision (1).
(d) A notice that an application is rejected must state the reason for the rejection.
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