Sec. 504.160. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS. (a) The department may, on application and payment of the appropriate fee, issue a license to a person who is licensed or certified by another state as a chemical dependency counselor if the department determines that the license or certificate requirements of that state are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter.
(b) The department may waive any license requirement for an applicant with a license or certificate issued by another state with which this state has a reciprocity agreement.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 9, 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