Sec. 351.2595. LICENSE WITHOUT EXAMINATION. The board may issue a license to practice therapeutic optometry without requiring the applicant to pass all or part of the examination required by Section 351.253 if:
(1) the applicant is licensed in good standing as a therapeutic optometrist in another state;
(2) the applicant has passed an examination that is equivalent or superior to the examination required by Section 351.253;
(3) during at least five of the seven years preceding the application date, the applicant has been:
(A) actively engaged in the practice of therapeutic optometry; or
(B) engaged in full-time teaching at an accredited college of optometry or medicine;
(4) there are no pending disciplinary actions against the applicant in the state in which the applicant is licensed; and
(5) the applicant's license has never been suspended or revoked.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.156(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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