Sec. 351.258. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRIST; FEE. (a) The board shall:
(1) register as qualified under this chapter an applicant who passes the examination and meets all board requirements; and
(2) issue to the applicant a license to practice therapeutic optometry in this state.
(b) A person who passes the examination and meets board requirements must pay a fee for issuance of a license not later than the 90th day after the date the person receives notice, by registered mail at the address given on the examination papers or given at the time of the examination, that the person is eligible for a license.
(c) A person described by Subsection (a) who fails to pay the fee in a timely manner waives the right to obtain a license. The board may refuse to issue a license to the person until the person passes another examination.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Professions Related to Eyes and Vision
Chapter 351 - Optometrists and Therapeutic Optometrists
Subchapter F. License Requirements
Section 351.251. License Required
Section 351.252. Education Requirements for Therapeutic Optometrist
Section 351.2525. Criminal History Record Information for License Issuance
Section 351.2526. Review of National Practitioner Database
Section 351.253. Examination Requirement for Therapeutic Optometrist
Section 351.254. Examination Application
Section 351.255. Conduct of Examination
Section 351.256. Examination Subjects
Section 351.257. Examination Results
Section 351.258. Issuance of License to Therapeutic Optometrist; Fee
Section 351.259. Provisional License
Section 351.2595. License Without Examination
Section 351.260. Limited License for Clinical Faculty
Section 351.261. Display of License or Certificate
Section 351.262. Information Presented to Patient
Section 351.263. Lost or Destroyed License
Section 351.264. Inactive Status