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Chapter 401 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 401.001. Definitions - Sec. 401.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advisory board" means...
Subchapter B. Application of Chapter
Section 401.051. Physicians - Sec. 401.051. PHYSICIANS. (a) This chapter does not prevent or...
Section 401.052. Nurses - Sec. 401.052. NURSES. This chapter does not prevent or restrict...
Section 401.053. Persons Trained by Department of State Health Services - Sec. 401.053. PERSONS TRAINED BY DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES....
Section 401.054. Persons Certified by Texas Education Agency - Sec. 401.054. PERSONS CERTIFIED BY TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. (a) This...
Section 401.055. University or College Teachers - Sec. 401.055. UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE TEACHERS. This chapter does not...
Section 401.056. Students - Sec. 401.056. STUDENTS. This chapter does not restrict the activities...
Section 401.057. Hearing Conservation Program - Sec. 401.057. HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM. This chapter does not prevent...
Section 401.058. Application to Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers - Sec. 401.058. APPLICATION TO HEARING INSTRUMENT FITTERS AND DISPENSERS. (a)...
Section 401.059. Application to Other Licensed Professionals - Sec. 401.059. APPLICATION TO OTHER LICENSED PROFESSIONALS. This chapter does...
Section 401.060. Medical Practice - Sec. 401.060. MEDICAL PRACTICE. This chapter does not permit a...
Subchapter C. Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Advisory Board
Section 401.102. Advisory Board Membership - Sec. 401.102. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) The advisory board consists...
Section 401.10205. Duties of Advisory Board - Sec. 401.10205. DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD. The advisory board shall...
Section 401.105. Terms; Vacancies - Sec. 401.105. TERMS; VACANCIES. (a) Members are appointed for staggered...
Section 401.107. Presiding Officer - Sec. 401.107. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The presiding officer of the...
Section 401.108. Meetings - Sec. 401.108. MEETINGS. The advisory board shall meet at the...
Subchapter E. Powers and Duties
Section 401.201. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 401.201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The executive director...
Section 401.202. Standards of Ethical Practice - Sec. 401.202. STANDARDS OF ETHICAL PRACTICE. The commission shall adopt...
Section 401.2021. Rules for Hearing Instruments - Sec. 401.2021. RULES FOR HEARING INSTRUMENTS. With the assistance of...
Section 401.203. Assistance Filing Complaint - Sec. 401.203. ASSISTANCE FILING COMPLAINT. (a) Repealed by Acts 2015,...
Subchapter F. Public Access and Information
Section 401.251. Telephone Number for Complaints - Sec. 401.251. TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR COMPLAINTS. The department shall list...
Subchapter G. License Requirements
Section 401.301. License Required - Sec. 401.301. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not practice speech-language...
Section 401.302. Issuance of License - Sec. 401.302. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. (a) The department shall issue...
Section 401.303. License Application - Sec. 401.303. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) A person who desires a...
Section 401.304. Applicant Eligibility - Sec. 401.304. APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible for licensing...
Section 401.3041. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Issuance - Sec. 401.3041. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE....
Section 401.305. Examination - Sec. 401.305. EXAMINATION. (a) To obtain a license, an applicant...
Section 401.308. Provisional License; Certificate of Clinical Competence Waiver - Sec. 401.308. PROVISIONAL LICENSE; CERTIFICATE OF CLINICAL COMPETENCE WAIVER. (a)...
Section 401.311. Intern License - Sec. 401.311. INTERN LICENSE. (a) A license applicant who has...
Section 401.312. Licensed Assistants - Sec. 401.312. LICENSED ASSISTANTS. (a) The commission by rule may...
Subchapter H. License Expiration and Renewal
Section 401.351. License Term - Sec. 401.351. LICENSE TERM. A license issued under this chapter...
Section 401.352. License Renewal - Sec. 401.352. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) Each licensed speech-language pathologist or...
Subchapter I. Practice by License Holder
Section 401.401. Audiometric Testing - Sec. 401.401. AUDIOMETRIC TESTING. (a) If audiometric testing is not...
Section 401.402. Practice by Speech-Language Pathologists - Sec. 401.402. PRACTICE BY SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS. (a) A speech-language pathologist...
Section 401.403. Practice by Audiologists - Sec. 401.403. PRACTICE BY AUDIOLOGISTS. (a) An audiologist may: (1)...
Section 401.404. Hearing Instrument Sales to Minors - Sec. 401.404. HEARING INSTRUMENT SALES TO MINORS. A licensed audiologist...
Subchapter J. License Denial and Disciplinary Procedures
Section 401.451. Grounds for License Denial and Disciplinary Action - Sec. 401.451. GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a)...
Subchapter K. Penalties and Other Enforcement Provisions
Section 401.501. Deceptive Trade Practice - Sec. 401.501. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of Section 401.301...
Section 401.5021. Refund - Sec. 401.5021. REFUND. The commission or executive director may order...
Chapter 402 - Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers
Section 402.001. Definitions - Sec. 402.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advisory board" means...
Section 402.003. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 402.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) Except as provided by...
Subchapter B. Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers Advisory Board
Section 402.051. Advisory Board Membership - Sec. 402.051. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) The advisory board consists...
Section 402.0511. Duties of Advisory Board - Sec. 402.0511. DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD. The advisory board shall...
Section 402.055. Terms; Vacancies - Sec. 402.055. TERMS; VACANCIES. (a) Members of the advisory board...
Section 402.057. Presiding Officer - Sec. 402.057. PRESIDING OFFICER. The presiding officer of the commission...
Section 402.058. Meetings - Sec. 402.058. MEETINGS. The advisory board shall meet at the...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 402.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 402.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The executive director...
Section 402.1021. Rules for Hearing Instruments - Sec. 402.1021. RULES FOR HEARING INSTRUMENTS. With the assistance of...
Section 402.103. False, Misleading, or Deceptive Advertising - Sec. 402.103. FALSE, MISLEADING, OR DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING. (a) Repealed by...
Section 402.104. Powers and Duties Regarding Examination - Sec. 402.104. POWERS AND DUTIES REGARDING EXAMINATION. (a) The department...
Subchapter D. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures
Section 402.152. Complaints - Sec. 402.152. COMPLAINTS. (a) Each license or permit holder under...
Subchapter E. License and Permit Requirements
Section 402.201. License or Permit Required - Sec. 402.201. LICENSE OR PERMIT REQUIRED. A person may not...
Section 402.202. Examination Required - Sec. 402.202. EXAMINATION REQUIRED. (a) To engage in fitting and...
Section 402.203. Application for Examination - Sec. 402.203. APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION. (a) An applicant for examination...
Section 402.204. Contents of Examination - Sec. 402.204. CONTENTS OF EXAMINATION. (a) The examination must consist...
Section 402.205. Examination Procedures - Sec. 402.205. EXAMINATION PROCEDURES. (a) The department or the department's...
Section 402.207. Issuance of Apprentice Permit - Sec. 402.207. ISSUANCE OF APPRENTICE PERMIT. (a) The department shall...
Section 402.208. Issuance of License - Sec. 402.208. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. The department shall issue a...
Section 402.209. Application by License Holder From Another State - Sec. 402.209. APPLICATION BY LICENSE HOLDER FROM ANOTHER STATE. (a)...
Section 402.210. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Issuance - Sec. 402.210. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE....
Subchapter F. Temporary Training Permit
Section 402.251. Temporary Training Permit Qualifications - Sec. 402.251. TEMPORARY TRAINING PERMIT QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The department shall...
Section 402.252. Supervision Statement - Sec. 402.252. SUPERVISION STATEMENT. (a) An application for a temporary...
Section 402.253. Expiration of Temporary Training Permit - Sec. 402.253. EXPIRATION OF TEMPORARY TRAINING PERMIT. (a) A temporary...
Section 402.254. Guidelines for Training of Temporary Training Permit Holders - Sec. 402.254. GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING OF TEMPORARY TRAINING PERMIT HOLDERS....
Section 402.255. Supervisor Requirements - Sec. 402.255. SUPERVISOR REQUIREMENTS. (a) A supervisor of a temporary...
Section 402.256. Authority of Temporary Training Permit Holder - Sec. 402.256. AUTHORITY OF TEMPORARY TRAINING PERMIT HOLDER. (a) A...
Section 402.257. Transfer to Another Supervisor - Sec. 402.257. TRANSFER TO ANOTHER SUPERVISOR. (a) On the request...
Subchapter G. License Renewal
Section 402.301. License Renewal - Sec. 402.301. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A license under this chapter...
Section 402.304. Alternative to Continuing Education Requirement - Sec. 402.304. ALTERNATIVE TO CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. A license holder...
Section 402.305. Continuing Education Exemptions - Sec. 402.305. CONTINUING EDUCATION EXEMPTIONS. The department may renew the...
Section 402.306. Duplicate License - Sec. 402.306. DUPLICATE LICENSE. The department shall issue a duplicate...
Subchapter H. Practice by License Holder
Section 402.351. Display of License - Sec. 402.351. DISPLAY OF LICENSE. A person engaged in fitting...
Section 402.352. Information on Prospective Amplification Candidates - Sec. 402.352. INFORMATION ON PROSPECTIVE AMPLIFICATION CANDIDATES. A license holder...
Section 402.353. Sound-Level Measurements - Sec. 402.353. SOUND-LEVEL MEASUREMENTS. (a) If audiometric testing is not...
Section 402.354. Client Access to Records - Sec. 402.354. CLIENT ACCESS TO RECORDS. A client of a...
Subchapter I. General Business Regulations
Section 402.401. Trial Period - Sec. 402.401. TRIAL PERIOD. The commission by rule shall establish...
Section 402.402. Sale to Minor - Sec. 402.402. SALE TO MINOR. (a) A licensed hearing instrument...
Section 402.403. Written Contract - Sec. 402.403. WRITTEN CONTRACT. The owner of a hearing instrument...
Section 402.404. Surety Bonding - Sec. 402.404. SURETY BONDING. (a) A sole proprietor, partnership, corporation,...
Section 402.405. Recovery on Surety Bond - Sec. 402.405. RECOVERY ON SURETY BOND. The purchaser of a...
Subchapter J. Prohibited Practices
Section 402.451. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 402.451. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) A person may not: (1)...
Section 402.453. Treatment of Ear Defects; Administration of Drugs - Sec. 402.453. TREATMENT OF EAR DEFECTS; ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS. (a)...
Subchapter K. License Denial and Disciplinary Procedures
Section 402.501. Grounds for License Denial and Disciplinary Action - Sec. 402.501. GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION. The...
Subchapter L. Enforcement Provisions
Section 402.5521. Refund for Hearing Instrument - Sec. 402.5521. REFUND FOR HEARING INSTRUMENT. The commission or executive...
Chapter 403 - Licensed Dyslexia Practitioners and Licensed Dyslexia Therapists
Section 403.001. Definitions - Sec. 403.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...
Section 403.003. Applicability - Sec. 403.003. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not: (1) require a...
Subchapter B. Powers and Duties
Section 403.051. Advisory Committee - Sec. 403.051. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The department shall appoint an advisory...
Section 403.0511. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 403.0511. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The executive director shall...
Section 403.052. Standards of Ethical Practice - Sec. 403.052. STANDARDS OF ETHICAL PRACTICE. The commission shall adopt...
Section 403.053. Publishing License Holder Home Address Prohibited - Sec. 403.053. PUBLISHING LICENSE HOLDER HOME ADDRESS PROHIBITED. (a) The...
Subchapter C. License Requirements
Section 403.101. License Required - Sec. 403.101. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not use the...
Section 403.102. Issuance of License - Sec. 403.102. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. The department shall issue a...
Section 403.1025. Term of License - Sec. 403.1025. TERM OF LICENSE. A license issued under this...
Section 403.103. License Application - Sec. 403.103. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) A license applicant must apply...
Section 403.104. Eligibility for Licensed Dyslexia Practitioner License - Sec. 403.104. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSED DYSLEXIA PRACTITIONER LICENSE. (a) To...
Section 403.105. Eligibility for Licensed Dyslexia Therapist License - Sec. 403.105. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSED DYSLEXIA THERAPIST LICENSE. (a) To...
Section 403.106. Requirements for Training Programs - Sec. 403.106. REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) For purposes of...
Section 403.107. Examination - Sec. 403.107. EXAMINATION. (a) To obtain a license, an applicant...
Section 403.108. Waiver of Examination Requirement - Sec. 403.108. WAIVER OF EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT. The department may waive...
Section 403.110. Qualified Instructor - Sec. 403.110. QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR. To be considered a qualified instructor...
Subchapter D. Practice by License Holder
Section 403.151. Practice Setting - Sec. 403.151. PRACTICE SETTING. (a) A licensed dyslexia practitioner may...
Subchapter E. License Denial; Disciplinary Procedures
Section 403.202. Prohibited Actions - Sec. 403.202. PROHIBITED ACTIONS. A license holder may not: (1)...
Section 403.203. Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Sec. 403.203. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. If a license holder...
Section 403.209. Monitoring of License Holder - Sec. 403.209. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER. (a) The commission by...