Texas Occupations Code § 454.204 Educational Requirements

Sec. 454.204. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. To satisfy Section 454.203(a)(1):

(1) an applicant applying for an occupational therapist license must have, from a program approved by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, its predecessor organization, or another national credentialing agency approved by the board:

(A) a baccalaureate degree in occupational therapy, if the applicant graduated before January 1, 2007;

(B) a certificate evidencing successful completion of required undergraduate occupational therapy course work awarded to persons with a baccalaureate degree that is not in occupational therapy, if the applicant graduated before January 1, 2007; or

(C) a postbaccalaureate degree in occupational therapy; and

(2) an applicant applying for an occupational therapy assistant license must have:

(A) an associate degree in occupational therapy; or

(B) an occupational therapy assistant certificate.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 401 (H.B. 1785), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.

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