Tex. Occupations Code § 505.302
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 505.302, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 505.302. REGULATION OF SPECIALTY AREAS.
Official statutory text
(a) In establishing a specialty area of social work, the executive council shall:
(1) define the scope of the specialty;
(2) establish qualifications for specialty area practitioners that describe, in accordance with Subdivision (1), the scope of the specialty area;
(3) adopt rules of conduct to ensure strict compliance with and enforcement of this chapter; and
(4) adopt rules for the suspension or revocation of an order of recognition of specialty.
(b) A person who is not recognized as satisfying the qualifications for a specialty area may not practice in the specialty area.
(1) define the scope of the specialty;
(2) establish qualifications for specialty area practitioners that describe, in accordance with Subdivision (1), the scope of the specialty area;
(3) adopt rules of conduct to ensure strict compliance with and enforcement of this chapter; and
(4) adopt rules for the suspension or revocation of an order of recognition of specialty.
(b) A person who is not recognized as satisfying the qualifications for a specialty area may not practice in the specialty area.
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