Texas § OC.454.216 - LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT
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§ OC.454.216. LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT
LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT. (a) The board shall issue an occupational therapist license or an occupational therapy assistant license, as applicable, to an applicant who holds a current, unrestricted license in another jurisdiction that maintains licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements under this chapter. An applicant for a license under this section must: (1) present proof to the board that the applicant is licensed in good standing as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in that jurisdiction; (2) provide to the board information regarding the status of any other professional license that the applicant holds or has held in this state or another jurisdiction; (3) present proof to the board that the applicant has passed a jurisprudence examination required by the board; (4) meet the qualifications required by Section 454.203 or 454.205 , as applicable; (5) not have committed an act that is grounds for denial of a license under Section 454.301 ; (6) submit to the board a current photograph that meets the requirements for a United States passport; and (7) meet any additional requirements provided by board rule. (b) The board shall adopt rules for issuing a provisional license under Section 454.210 to an applicant for a license by endorsement who encounters a delay that is outside the applicant's control in submitting to the board the documentation required by this section. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317 ), Sec. 4.15, eff. September 1, 2017.
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