Sec. 504.155. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An application for a license under this chapter must:
(1) be on a form prescribed and furnished by the department; and
(2) contain a statement made under oath of the applicant's education, experience, and other qualifications established by the department as required for a license under this chapter.
(b) The department may require additional information regarding the quality, scope, and nature of the experience and competence of the applicant if the department determines that a person's application lacks sufficient information for consideration by the department.
(c) The department may obtain criminal history record information relating to an applicant for a license under this chapter from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The department may deny an application for a license if the applicant fails to provide two complete sets of fingerprints on a form prescribed by the department.
(d) The issuance of a license by the department is conditioned on the receipt by the department of the applicant's criminal history record information.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1107, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling
Chapter 504 - Chemical Dependency Counselors
Subchapter D. License and Registration Requirements
Section 504.151. License Required; Use of Title
Section 504.1511. Other Certifications Included on License
Section 504.1515. Counselor Interns
Section 504.152. Eligibility Requirements
Section 504.1521. Supervised Work Experience
Section 504.1525. Certain Grounds for License, Registration, or Certification Refusal; Exception
Section 504.153. Alternative Qualifications and Evidence of License Requirement Satisfaction
Section 504.155. License Application
Section 504.156. License Examination
Section 504.157. Examination Results; Reexamination
Section 504.158. Provisional License
Section 504.159. Issuance of License to Provisional License Holder
Section 504.160. Issuance of License to Certain Out-of-State Applicants