Sec. 505.201. GENERAL RULEMAKING AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. (a) The board may:
(1) adopt and enforce rules necessary to perform the board's duties under this chapter;
(2) establish standards of conduct and ethics for license holders; and
(3) ensure strict compliance with and enforcement of this chapter.
(b) In adopting rules under this section, the board shall consider the rules and procedures of the department. The board shall adopt procedural rules, which may not be inconsistent with similar rules and procedures of the department.
(c) The board by rule may define a term not defined under Section 505.002 if a definition is necessary to administer or enforce this chapter.
(d) Expired.
(e) For each type of license issued under this chapter, the board shall establish:
(1) the minimum eligibility requirements;
(2) educational requirements;
(3) professional experience criteria;
(4) supervision requirements; and
(5) independent practice criteria.
(f) The board shall establish procedures for recognition of independent practice.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 431, Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.119, eff. April 2, 2015.
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