Tex. Occupations Code § 801.257
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 801.257, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 801.257. PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may grant a provisional license to practice veterinary medicine to an applicant who presents proof that the applicant:
(1) is licensed in good standing as a veterinarian in another state that:
(A) has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter; and
(B) maintains professional standards the board considers equivalent to the professional standards of this chapter; and
(2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to veterinary medicine.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27, Sec. 27(1), eff. September 1, 2005.
(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license. The board shall issue a license under this chapter to a provisional license holder if:
(1) the provisional license holder passes the licensing examination under Section 801.253;
(2) the board verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements to qualify for a license; and
(3) the provisional license holder satisfies any other license requirement under this chapter.
(d) The board shall complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.
(1) is licensed in good standing as a veterinarian in another state that:
(A) has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter; and
(B) maintains professional standards the board considers equivalent to the professional standards of this chapter; and
(2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to veterinary medicine.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27, Sec. 27(1), eff. September 1, 2005.
(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license. The board shall issue a license under this chapter to a provisional license holder if:
(1) the provisional license holder passes the licensing examination under Section 801.253;
(2) the board verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements to qualify for a license; and
(3) the provisional license holder satisfies any other license requirement under this chapter.
(d) The board shall complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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