Sec. 455.1572. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The department may issue a provisional license to an applicant for licensing as a massage therapist or massage therapy instructor currently licensed or registered in another jurisdiction who seeks a license in this state and who:
(1) has been licensed or registered in good standing as a massage therapist or massage therapy instructor, as applicable, for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has licensing or registration requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;
(2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the department relating to the practice of massage therapy; and
(3) is sponsored by a person licensed by the department under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional license.
(b) The department may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) for an applicant if the department determines that compliance with that subsection would be a hardship to the applicant.
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(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the department approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for licensing. The department shall issue a license under this chapter to the provisionally licensed person if the person:
(1) is eligible for a license under Section 455.1571; or
(2) passes the part of the examination under Section 455.101 that relates to the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules relating to the practice of massage therapy in this state and:
(A) the department verifies that the person meets the academic and experience requirements for licensing under this chapter; and
(B) the person satisfies any other licensing requirements under this chapter.
Text of subsection effective on September 01, 2017
(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the department approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for licensing. The department shall issue a license under this chapter to the provisionally licensed person if the person:
(1) is eligible for a license under Section 51.404; or
(2) passes the part of the examination under Section 455.101 that relates to the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules relating to the practice of massage therapy in this state and:
(A) the department verifies that the person meets the academic and experience requirements for licensing under this chapter; and
(B) the person satisfies any other licensing requirements under this chapter.
(d) The department must approve or deny a provisionally licensed person's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued. The department may extend the 180-day period if the results of an examination have not been received by the department before the end of that period.
Text of subsection effective until September 01, 2017
(e) The executive commissioner by rule may establish a fee for a provisional license.
Text of subsection effective on September 01, 2017
(e) The commission by rule may establish a fee for a provisional license.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.221(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2696), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.082, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.247, eff. September 1, 2017.
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