Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Health Professions
Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling

Section 501.352. Performance of Delegated Act Does Not Constitute Practice of Psychology - Sec. 501.352. PERFORMANCE OF DELEGATED ACT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE PRACTICE...

Subchapter I. Disciplinary Procedures

Section 501.401. Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Sec. 501.401. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. The executive council shall...

Section 501.407. Remedial Continuing Education - Sec. 501.407. REMEDIAL CONTINUING EDUCATION. The executive council may require...

Section 501.408. Corrective Advertising - Sec. 501.408. CORRECTIVE ADVERTISING. The executive council may order corrective...

Section 501.411. Remedial Plan - Sec. 501.411. REMEDIAL PLAN. (a) The executive council may issue...

Subchapter K. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions

Section 501.503. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 501.503. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 501.505. Option to Order Refund - Sec. 501.505. OPTION TO ORDER REFUND. (a) Under an agreement...

Subchapter L. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact

Section 501.601. Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact - Sec. 501.601. PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT. The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact is...

Section 501.602. Rules Adopted Under Compact - Sec. 501.602. RULES ADOPTED UNDER COMPACT. The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact...

Section 501.603. Disclosure of Personal Information - Sec. 501.603. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. (a) In reporting information...

Chapter 502 - Marriage and Family Therapists

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 502.001. Short Title - Sec. 502.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 502.002. Definitions - Sec. 502.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 502.004. Application of Chapter - Sec. 502.004. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply...

Subchapter B. Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists

Section 502.051. Board; Membership - Sec. 502.051. BOARD; MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas State Board of...

Section 502.052. Membership; Restrictions - Sec. 502.052. MEMBERSHIP; RESTRICTIONS. (a) A board member appointed under...

Section 502.053. Membership Restrictions - Sec. 502.053. MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade...

Section 502.054. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 502.054. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the board serve...

Section 502.055. Officers - Sec. 502.055. OFFICERS. (a) The governor shall designate a board...

Section 502.056. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 502.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...

Section 502.057. Compensation; Reimbursement - Sec. 502.057. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A board member may not...

Section 502.058. Meetings - Sec. 502.058. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall meet at least...

Section 502.059. Training Requirements - Sec. 502.059. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A person who is appointed...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 502.151. General Powers and Duties of Executive Council - Sec. 502.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. The...

Section 502.1515. Board Duties - Sec. 502.1515. BOARD DUTIES. The board shall propose to the...

Section 502.155. Powers and Duties Regarding Examination - Sec. 502.155. POWERS AND DUTIES REGARDING EXAMINATION. The executive council...

Section 502.159. Ex Parte Communication Prohibited - Sec. 502.159. EX PARTE COMMUNICATION PROHIBITED. A member of the...

Subchapter F. License Requirements and Exemptions

Section 502.251. License Required - Sec. 502.251. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not practice...

Section 502.252. License Application - Sec. 502.252. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for a license...

Section 502.253. Application Review; Eligibility Examination - Sec. 502.253. APPLICATION REVIEW; ELIGIBILITY EXAMINATION. (a) The executive council...

Section 502.254. License Examination - Sec. 502.254. LICENSE EXAMINATION. (a) Each applicant for a license...

Section 502.2541. Jurisprudence Examination - Sec. 502.2541. JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION. (a) The board shall develop a...

Section 502.2545. Waiver of Examination for Certain Applicants - Sec. 502.2545. WAIVER OF EXAMINATION FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS. (a) The...

Section 502.257. Issuance of License - Sec. 502.257. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. The executive council shall issue...

Section 502.258. Temporary License - Sec. 502.258. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The executive council by rule...

Section 502.259. Provisional License - Sec. 502.259. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The executive council may grant...

Section 502.260. Inactive Status - Sec. 502.260. INACTIVE STATUS. (a) The executive council may place...

Section 502.261. Duties of License Holder - Sec. 502.261. DUTIES OF LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder...

Subchapter G. License Renewal

Section 502.301. Renewal of License - Sec. 502.301. RENEWAL OF LICENSE. (a) A license issued under...

Subchapter H. Disciplinary Actions

Section 502.351. Grounds for Disciplinary Actions - Sec. 502.351. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. The executive council shall...

Section 502.357. Grounds for Refusing Renewal - Sec. 502.357. GROUNDS FOR REFUSING RENEWAL. The executive council may...

Section 502.358. Refund - Sec. 502.358. REFUND. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the executive...

Subchapter J. Criminal Penalty

Section 502.454. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 502.454. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person required to hold...

Chapter 503 - Licensed Professional Counselors

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 503.001. Short Title - Sec. 503.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 503.002. General Definitions - Sec. 503.002. GENERAL DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means...

Section 503.003. Definition: Practice of Professional Counseling - Sec. 503.003. DEFINITION: PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING. (a) In this...

Section 503.004. Practice of Medicine Not Authorized - Sec. 503.004. PRACTICE OF MEDICINE NOT AUTHORIZED. This chapter does...

Subchapter B. Application of Chapter

Section 503.051. Counseling for Government or Educational Institution - Sec. 503.051. COUNSELING FOR GOVERNMENT OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. This chapter...

Section 503.052. Counselor Intern - Sec. 503.052. COUNSELOR INTERN. This chapter does not apply to...

Section 503.054. Counseling by Other Licensed or Certified Professional or by Religious Practitioner - Sec. 503.054. COUNSELING BY OTHER LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL OR...

Section 503.055. Person Licensed to Practice Law - Sec. 503.055. PERSON LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW. This chapter does...

Section 503.056. Counseling for Nonprofit Organization or Charity - Sec. 503.056. COUNSELING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OR CHARITY. This chapter...

Section 503.057. Counseling Under Other Certification - Sec. 503.057. COUNSELING UNDER OTHER CERTIFICATION. This chapter does not...

Section 503.059. Exempt Person Voluntarily Licensed Under Chapter - Sec. 503.059. EXEMPT PERSON VOLUNTARILY LICENSED UNDER CHAPTER. A person...

Section 503.060. Musical Therapy Services - Sec. 503.060. MUSICAL THERAPY SERVICES. This chapter does not apply...

Subchapter C. Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors

Section 503.101. Board Membership - Sec. 503.101. BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas State Board of...

Section 503.102. Membership Qualifications - Sec. 503.102. MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS. (a) To be qualified for appointment...

Section 503.103. Eligibility of Public Members - Sec. 503.103. ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBERS. A person is not...

Section 503.104. Membership Restrictions - Sec. 503.104. MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade...

Section 503.105. Terms - Sec. 503.105. TERMS. Board members serve staggered six-year terms with...

Section 503.106. Officers - Sec. 503.106. OFFICERS. (a) The governor shall designate a member...

Section 503.107. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 503.107. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...

Section 503.108. Reimbursement - Sec. 503.108. REIMBURSEMENT. A board member may receive reimbursement for...

Section 503.109. Meetings - Sec. 503.109. MEETINGS. The board shall hold at least two...

Section 503.110. Training - Sec. 503.110. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...

Section 503.111. Official Oath - Sec. 503.111. OFFICIAL OATH. Before assuming the duties of office,...

Subchapter E. Powers and Duties

Section 503.201. General Powers and Duties of Executive Council - Sec. 503.201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. (a)...

Section 503.2015. Board Duties - Sec. 503.2015. BOARD DUTIES. The board shall propose to the...

Section 503.208. Competent Performance of Professional Duties - Sec. 503.208. COMPETENT PERFORMANCE OF PROFESSIONAL DUTIES. The board shall...

Subchapter G. License Requirements

Section 503.301. License Required - Sec. 503.301. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not engage in...

Section 503.302. Qualifications for License - Sec. 503.302. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSE. (a) A person qualifies for...

Section 503.3025. Experience Required to Act as Supervisor - Sec. 503.3025. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO ACT AS SUPERVISOR. The executive...

Section 503.303. Specialization in Art Therapy - Sec. 503.303. SPECIALIZATION IN ART THERAPY. (a) A person qualifies...

Section 503.304. Review of Application - Sec. 503.304. REVIEW OF APPLICATION. (a) Not later than the...

Section 503.305. License Examination - Sec. 503.305. LICENSE EXAMINATION. (a) The executive council shall administer...

Section 503.3055. Jurisprudence Examination - Sec. 503.3055. JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION. (a) The board shall develop a...

Section 503.308. Temporary License - Sec. 503.308. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The executive council by rule...

Section 503.310. Provisional License - Sec. 503.310. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) On application and payment of...

Section 503.311. Issuance of License to Provisional License Holder - Sec. 503.311. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO PROVISIONAL LICENSE HOLDER. (a)...

Section 503.312. Inactive Status - Sec. 503.312. INACTIVE STATUS. (a) On request of a person...

Section 503.313. Retirement Status - Sec. 503.313. RETIREMENT STATUS. The executive council by rule may...

Section 503.314. Display and Surrender of License Certificate - Sec. 503.314. DISPLAY AND SURRENDER OF LICENSE CERTIFICATE. (a) A...

Subchapter H. License Renewal

Section 503.351. Renewal; Eligibility - Sec. 503.351. RENEWAL; ELIGIBILITY. A person licensed under this chapter...

Section 503.352. License Expiration Date - Sec. 503.352. LICENSE EXPIRATION DATE. The executive council shall adopt...

Section 503.353. Notice of License Expiration - Sec. 503.353. NOTICE OF LICENSE EXPIRATION. Not later than the...

Subchapter I. Disciplinary Actions

Section 503.401. Disciplinary Actions - Sec. 503.401. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) A person licensed under this...

Section 503.407. Refund - Sec. 503.407. REFUND. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the executive...

Subchapter J. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions

Section 503.452. Criminal Offenses - Sec. 503.452. CRIMINAL OFFENSES. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 503.453. Report of Alleged Offense - Sec. 503.453. REPORT OF ALLEGED OFFENSE. The executive council shall...

Chapter 504 - Chemical Dependency Counselors

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 504.001. Definitions - Sec. 504.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Certified clinical supervisor"...

Section 504.002. Exemptions; Applicability - Sec. 504.002. EXEMPTIONS; APPLICABILITY. (a) A person is exempt from...

Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner and Department

Section 504.051. General Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner - Sec. 504.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER. The...

Section 504.0515. General Powers and Duties of Department - Sec. 504.0515. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. The department...

Section 504.052. Discrimination Prohibited - Sec. 504.052. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. In taking an action or making...

Section 504.053. Fees; Account - Sec. 504.053. FEES; ACCOUNT. (a) The executive commissioner by rule...

Section 504.054. Collection Action - Sec. 504.054. COLLECTION ACTION. A district court in Travis County...

Section 504.055. Official Roster - Sec. 504.055. OFFICIAL ROSTER. (a) The department may prepare and...

Section 504.056. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 504.056. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...

Section 504.057. Approval of Peer Assistance Programs - Sec. 504.057. APPROVAL OF PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. (a) The department...

Section 504.058. Funding for Chemical Dependency Counselor Programs - Sec. 504.058. FUNDING FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELOR PROGRAMS. (a) The...

Subchapter C. Public Interest Information And

Section 504.101. Consumer Interest Information - Sec. 504.101. CONSUMER INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The department shall prepare...

Section 504.102. Consumer Information for Filing Complaints - Sec. 504.102. CONSUMER INFORMATION FOR FILING COMPLAINTS. Each person licensed...

Section 504.103. Records of Complaints - Sec. 504.103. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The department shall keep...

Subchapter D. License and Registration Requirements

Section 504.151. License Required; Use of Title - Sec. 504.151. LICENSE REQUIRED; USE OF TITLE. (a) A person...

Section 504.1511. Other Certifications Included on License - Sec. 504.1511. OTHER CERTIFICATIONS INCLUDED ON LICENSE. A license issued...

Section 504.1515. Counselor Interns - Sec. 504.1515. COUNSELOR INTERNS. (a) A person seeking a license...

Section 504.152. Eligibility Requirements - Sec. 504.152. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. (a) To be eligible for a...

Section 504.1521. Supervised Work Experience - Sec. 504.1521. SUPERVISED WORK EXPERIENCE. (a) A counselor intern shall...

Section 504.1525. Certain Grounds for License, Registration, or Certification Refusal; Exception - Sec. 504.1525. CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR LICENSE, REGISTRATION, OR CERTIFICATION REFUSAL;...

Section 504.153. Alternative Qualifications and Evidence of License Requirement Satisfaction - Sec. 504.153. ALTERNATIVE QUALIFICATIONS AND EVIDENCE OF LICENSE REQUIREMENT SATISFACTION....

Section 504.155. License Application - Sec. 504.155. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An application for a license...

Section 504.156. License Examination - Sec. 504.156. LICENSE EXAMINATION. (a) At least twice each year,...

Section 504.157. Examination Results; Reexamination - Sec. 504.157. EXAMINATION RESULTS; REEXAMINATION. (a) The department shall notify...

Section 504.158. Provisional License - Sec. 504.158. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The department may issue a...

Section 504.159. Issuance of License to Provisional License Holder - Sec. 504.159. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO PROVISIONAL LICENSE HOLDER. (a)...

Section 504.160. Issuance of License to Certain Out-of-State Applicants - Sec. 504.160. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS. (a)...

Section 504.161. Criminal History Record Information - Sec. 504.161. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. (a) The department may...

Subchapter E. License Expiration and Renewal

Section 504.201. License Expiration - Sec. 504.201. LICENSE EXPIRATION. (a) A license issued under this...

Section 504.202. Notice of License Expiration and Requirements to Renew - Sec. 504.202. NOTICE OF LICENSE EXPIRATION AND REQUIREMENTS TO RENEW....

Section 504.2025. Certain Grounds for Refusal to Renew License, Registration, or Certification - Sec. 504.2025. CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO RENEW LICENSE, REGISTRATION,...

Section 504.2026. Refusal to Renew License: Access to Peer Assistance Program - Sec. 504.2026. REFUSAL TO RENEW LICENSE: ACCESS TO PEER ASSISTANCE...

Section 504.203. License Renewal - Sec. 504.203. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A person who is otherwise...

Section 504.204. Renewal of Expired License of Out-of-State Practitioner - Sec. 504.204. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE OF OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER. (a)...

Section 504.205. Continuing Education Requirements - Sec. 504.205. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) The department shall recognize,...

Section 504.206. Continuing Education Relating to Hiv, Hepatitis C, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Sec. 504.206. CONTINUING EDUCATION RELATING TO HIV, HEPATITIS C, AND...

Subchapter F. Disciplinary Proceedings

Section 504.251. Grounds for License, Registration, or Certification Denial or Disciplinary Action - Sec. 504.251. GROUNDS FOR LICENSE, REGISTRATION, OR CERTIFICATION DENIAL OR...

Section 504.252. Disciplinary Powers of Department - Sec. 504.252. DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF DEPARTMENT. (a) On a determination...

Section 504.2525. Summary License, Registration, or Certification Suspension - Sec. 504.2525. SUMMARY LICENSE, REGISTRATION, OR CERTIFICATION SUSPENSION. (a) The...

Section 504.253. Complaint and Investigation - Sec. 504.253. COMPLAINT AND INVESTIGATION. (a) A person may file...

Section 504.254. Right to Administrative Hearing - Sec. 504.254. RIGHT TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. (a) If the department...

Section 504.255. Appeal of Certain Denials, Refusals to Renew, and Suspensions - Sec. 504.255. APPEAL OF CERTAIN DENIALS, REFUSALS TO RENEW, AND...

Subchapter G. Administrative Penalty

Section 504.301. Imposition of Penalty - Sec. 504.301. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. The department may impose an...

Section 504.302. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 504.302. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of the...

Section 504.303. Notice of Violation and Penalty - Sec. 504.303. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. If, after investigation...

Section 504.304. Penalty to Be Paid or Hearing Requested - Sec. 504.304. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED. (a)...

Section 504.305. Hearing - Sec. 504.305. HEARING. (a) If the person requests a hearing...

Section 504.306. Decision by Department - Sec. 504.306. DECISION BY DEPARTMENT. (a) Based on the findings...

Section 504.307. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal - Sec. 504.307. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not...

Section 504.308. Determination by Court - Sec. 504.308. DETERMINATION BY COURT. (a) If the court sustains...

Section 504.309. Remittance of Penalty and Interest - Sec. 504.309. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If after...

Section 504.310. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 504.310. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. (a) In this section, "reasonable...

Section 504.311. Administrative Procedure - Sec. 504.311. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. A proceeding to assess an administrative...

Subchapter H. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions

Section 504.351. Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalty - Sec. 504.351. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) If it appears...

Chapter 505 - Social Workers

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 505.001. Short Title - Sec. 505.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 505.002. Definitions - Sec. 505.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 505.0025. Practice of Social Work - Sec. 505.0025. PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK. (a) The practice of...

Section 505.003. Applications and Exemptions - Sec. 505.003. APPLICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not...

Section 505.004. Nondiscriminatory Actions and Decisions - Sec. 505.004. NONDISCRIMINATORY ACTIONS AND DECISIONS. An action taken or...

Subchapter B. Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners

Section 505.101. Board; Membership - Sec. 505.101. BOARD; MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas State Board of...

Section 505.102. Public Membership Eligibility - Sec. 505.102. PUBLIC MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY. (a) A public member of...

Section 505.103. Membership Restrictions - Sec. 505.103. MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade...

Section 505.104. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 505.104. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the board serve...

Section 505.105. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 505.105. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...

Section 505.106. Expense Reimbursement - Sec. 505.106. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. Each board member is entitled to...

Section 505.107. Officers - Sec. 505.107. OFFICERS. (a) The governor shall designate one board...

Section 505.108. Meetings - Sec. 505.108. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold a meeting...

Section 505.109. Training - Sec. 505.109. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 505.201. General Rulemaking and Enforcement Authority of Executive Council - Sec. 505.201. GENERAL RULEMAKING AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL....

Section 505.2015. Board Duties - Sec. 505.2015. BOARD DUTIES. The board shall propose to the...

Section 505.206. Roster of Independent Social Workers - Sec. 505.206. ROSTER OF INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORKERS. The executive council...

Subchapter F. Specialty Areas of Social Work

Section 505.301. Establishment of Specialty Area - Sec. 505.301. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIALTY AREA. (a) The executive council...

Section 505.302. Regulation of Specialty Areas - Sec. 505.302. REGULATION OF SPECIALTY AREAS. (a) In establishing a...

Section 505.303. Clinical Social Work Specialty - Sec. 505.303. CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK SPECIALTY. (a) The executive council...

Section 505.304. Order of Recognition of Specialty - Sec. 505.304. ORDER OF RECOGNITION OF SPECIALTY. (a) The executive...

Section 505.305. Recognition of Specialty; Issuance of Order - Sec. 505.305. RECOGNITION OF SPECIALTY; ISSUANCE OF ORDER. (a) The...

Section 505.306. Prohibited Use of Specialty Area Identification or Title - Sec. 505.306. PROHIBITED USE OF SPECIALTY AREA IDENTIFICATION OR TITLE....

Section 505.307. Independent Practice Recognition; Minimum Qualifications - Sec. 505.307. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE RECOGNITION; MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The executive...

Subchapter G. License Requirements

Section 505.351. License Required - Sec. 505.351. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not use...

Section 505.352. License Application - Sec. 505.352. LICENSE APPLICATION. A person may apply for a...

Section 505.353. Eligibility - Sec. 505.353. ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible for a license...

Section 505.354. Examination - Sec. 505.354. EXAMINATION. (a) The board shall prepare an examination...

Section 505.3545. Jurisprudence Examination - Sec. 505.3545. JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION. (a) The board shall develop a...

Section 505.357. Temporary License - Sec. 505.357. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The executive council shall issue...

Section 505.3575. Issuance of Licenses to Certain Out-of-State Applicants - Sec. 505.3575. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES TO CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS. (a)...

Section 505.358. Provisional License - Sec. 505.358. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) A person may apply for...

Section 505.359. Issuance of License to Provisional License Holder - Sec. 505.359. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO PROVISIONAL LICENSE HOLDER. (a)...

Section 505.360. Professional Identification - Sec. 505.360. PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION. (a) A license holder shall use...

Subchapter H. Renewal of License and Order of Recognition of Specialty

Section 505.401. Term of License; Staggered Expiration Dates - Sec. 505.401. TERM OF LICENSE; STAGGERED EXPIRATION DATES. (a) A...

Section 505.405. Grounds for Refusing Renewal - Sec. 505.405. GROUNDS FOR REFUSING RENEWAL. The executive council may...

Subchapter I. Disciplinary Action

Section 505.451. Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Sec. 505.451. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. The executive council shall...

Section 505.454. Sanctions for Holder of Expired License or Order of Recognition of Specialty - Sec. 505.454. SANCTIONS FOR HOLDER OF EXPIRED LICENSE OR ORDER...

Section 505.458. Refund - Sec. 505.458. REFUND. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the executive...

Subchapter J. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions

Section 505.502. Prohibited Conduct by Business or Professional Entity - Sec. 505.502. PROHIBITED CONDUCT BY BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL ENTITY. (a)...

Section 505.505. Appeal Bond Not Required - Sec. 505.505. APPEAL BOND NOT REQUIRED. The executive council is...

Section 505.507. Criminal Penalty - Text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg.,...

Section 505.506. Representation by Attorney General - Sec. 505.506. REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. The attorney general shall...

Section 505.507. Criminal Penalty - Text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg.,...

Subchapter L. Reports of Certain Violations

Section 505.601. Report of Violation - Sec. 505.601. REPORT OF VIOLATION. In a written, signed report...

Section 505.602. Reporting Immunity - Sec. 505.602. REPORTING IMMUNITY. A person who, without malice, makes...

Section 505.603. Cause of Action for Retaliation - Sec. 505.603. CAUSE OF ACTION FOR RETALIATION. (a) A person...

Chapter 506 - Behavior Analysts

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 506.001. Short Title - Sec. 506.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 506.002. Definitions - Sec. 506.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advisory board" means...

Section 506.003. Practice of Applied Behavior Analysis - Sec. 506.003. PRACTICE OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS. (a) The practice...

Subchapter B. Application of Chapter; Use of Title

Section 506.051. Licensed Psychologists - Sec. 506.051. LICENSED PSYCHOLOGISTS. This chapter does not apply to...

Section 506.052. Other Licensed Professionals - Sec. 506.052. OTHER LICENSED PROFESSIONALS. This chapter does not apply...

Section 506.053. Family Members and Guardians - Sec. 506.053. FAMILY MEMBERS AND GUARDIANS. This chapter does not...

Section 506.054. Paraprofessionals - Sec. 506.054. PARAPROFESSIONALS. This chapter does not apply to a...

Section 506.055. Students, Interns, and Fellows - Sec. 506.055. STUDENTS, INTERNS, AND FELLOWS. This chapter does not...

Section 506.056. Supervised Experience - Sec. 506.056. SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE. This chapter does not apply to...

Section 506.057. Temporary Services of Behavior Analyst From Another State - Sec. 506.057. TEMPORARY SERVICES OF BEHAVIOR ANALYST FROM ANOTHER STATE....

Section 506.058. Teacher or Employee of School District - Sec. 506.058. TEACHER OR EMPLOYEE OF SCHOOL DISTRICT. (a) This...

Section 506.059. Persons Who Do Not Provide Direct Services - Sec. 506.059. PERSONS WHO DO NOT PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES. (a)...

Subchapter C. Behavior Analyst Advisory Board

Section 506.101. Advisory Board Membership - Sec. 506.101. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) The advisory board is...

Section 506.102. Duties of Advisory Board - Sec. 506.102. DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD. The advisory board shall...

Section 506.103. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 506.103. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the advisory board...

Section 506.104. Presiding Officer - Sec. 506.104. PRESIDING OFFICER. The presiding officer of the commission...

Section 506.106. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 506.106. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. A member of the advisory...

Section 506.107. Compensation; Reimbursement - Sec. 506.107. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A member of the advisory...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 506.151. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 506.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The commission shall...

Section 506.152. Standards of Ethical Practice - Sec. 506.152. STANDARDS OF ETHICAL PRACTICE. The commission shall adopt...

Section 506.153. Assistance Filing Complaint - Sec. 506.153. ASSISTANCE FILING COMPLAINT. The department, in accordance with...

Section 506.154. Fees - Sec. 506.154. FEES. The commission by rule shall set fees...

Subchapter E. Public Interest Information

Section 506.201. Telephone Number for Complaints - Sec. 506.201. TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR COMPLAINTS. The department shall list...

Subchapter F. License Requirements

Section 506.251. License Required - Sec. 506.251. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subchapter...

Section 506.252. License Application - Sec. 506.252. LICENSE APPLICATION. Each applicant for a license under...

Section 506.253. Requirements for Licensed Behavior Analyst - Sec. 506.253. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED BEHAVIOR ANALYST. An applicant for...

Section 506.254. Requirements for Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst - Sec. 506.254. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED ASSISTANT BEHAVIOR ANALYST. An applicant...

Section 506.255. Issuance of License - Sec. 506.255. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. The department shall issue a...

Section 506.256. Reciprocity - Sec. 506.256. RECIPROCITY. (a) The department shall issue a license...

Section 506.257. Retirement Status - Sec. 506.257. RETIREMENT STATUS. The commission by rule may adopt...

Subchapter G. License Renewal

Section 506.301. License Expiration - Sec. 506.301. LICENSE EXPIRATION. A license issued under this chapter...

Section 506.302. License Renewal - Sec. 506.302. LICENSE RENEWAL. Before the expiration of a license,...

Subchapter H. License Denial and Disciplinary Procedures

Section 506.351. Grounds for License Denial and Disciplinary Action - Sec. 506.351. GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION. After...

Subchapter I. Enforcement Procedures

Section 506.401. Enforcement Proceedings - Sec. 506.401. ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS. The commission, department, or executive director...

Chapter 507 - Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 507.001. Definitions - Sec. 507.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Executive council" means...

Section 507.002. Application of Sunset Act - Sec. 507.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Behavioral Health...

Subchapter B. Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council

Section 507.051. Executive Council Membership - Sec. 507.051. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas Behavioral Health...

Section 507.052. Eligibility of Public Member Appointed by Governor - Sec. 507.052. ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBER APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR. A...

Section 507.053. Membership and Employee Restrictions - Sec. 507.053. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section,...

Section 507.054. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 507.054. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) The member appointed by the...

Section 507.055. Presiding Officer - Sec. 507.055. PRESIDING OFFICER. The member appointed by the governor...

Section 507.056. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 507.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...

Section 507.057. Reimbursement - Sec. 507.057. REIMBURSEMENT. A member of the executive council may...

Section 507.058. Meetings - Sec. 507.058. MEETINGS. (a) The executive council shall hold at...

Section 507.059. Training - Sec. 507.059. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...

Subchapter C. Executive Director and Other Personnel

Section 507.101. Executive Director; Personnel - Sec. 507.101. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; PERSONNEL. The executive council shall employ...

Section 507.102. Division of Responsibilities - Sec. 507.102. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The executive council shall develop...

Section 507.103. Career Ladder Program; Performance Evaluations - Sec. 507.103. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. (a) The executive...

Section 507.104. Equal Opportunity Policy; Report - Sec. 507.104. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT. (a) The executive director...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 507.151. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 507.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The executive council...

Section 507.152. General Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 507.152. GENERAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The executive council shall adopt...

Section 507.153. Limitation Regarding Certain Rules - Sec. 507.153. LIMITATION REGARDING CERTAIN RULES. (a) Unless the rule...

Section 507.154. Fees - Sec. 507.154. FEES. The executive council shall set fees in...

Section 507.155. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 507.155. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...

Section 507.156. Rules on Consequences of Criminal Conviction - Sec. 507.156. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION. The executive...

Section 507.157. Continuing Education - Sec. 507.157. CONTINUING EDUCATION. The executive council shall recognize, prepare,...

Section 507.158. Use of Technology - Sec. 507.158. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The executive council shall implement...

Section 507.159. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy - Sec. 507.159. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY. (a)...

Section 507.160. Annual Registry - Sec. 507.160. ANNUAL REGISTRY. (a) The executive council shall annually...

Subchapter E. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures

Section 507.201. Public Interest Information - Sec. 507.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The executive council shall...

Section 507.202. Complaints - Sec. 507.202. COMPLAINTS. (a) The executive council by rule shall...

Section 507.203. Information About Complaint Actions - Sec. 507.203. INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLAINT ACTIONS. (a) The executive council...

Section 507.204. General Rules Regarding Complaint Investigation - Sec. 507.204. GENERAL RULES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION. (a) The executive...

Section 507.205. Confidentiality of Complaint Information - Sec. 507.205. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPLAINT INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 507.206. Subpoenas - Sec. 507.206. SUBPOENAS. (a) In the investigation of a complaint...

Section 507.207. Public Participation - Sec. 507.207. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. The executive council shall develop and...

Subchapter F. General Licensing Provisions

Section 507.251. Criminal History Record Information for License Issuance - Sec. 507.251. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE. (a)...

Section 507.252. Examination Results - Sec. 507.252. EXAMINATION RESULTS. (a) The executive council shall notify...

Section 507.253. Reexamination - Sec. 507.253. REEXAMINATION. The executive council by rule shall establish:...

Section 507.254. Form of License - Sec. 507.254. FORM OF LICENSE. A license issued by the...

Section 507.255. License Renewal - Sec. 507.255. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A person who is otherwise...

Section 507.256. Renewal of Expired License of Out-of-State Practitioner - Sec. 507.256. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE OF OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER. (a)...

Section 507.257. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Renewal - Sec. 507.257. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL....

Section 507.258. Search of National Practitioner Database - Sec. 507.258. SEARCH OF NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATABASE. The executive council...

Section 507.259. Assistance in Licensing Determinations - Sec. 507.259. ASSISTANCE IN LICENSING DETERMINATIONS. The executive council shall...

Subchapter G. Disciplinary Actions and Procedures

Section 507.301. Disciplinary Actions - Sec. 507.301. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) The executive council may deny,...

Section 507.302. Temporary Suspension - Sec. 507.302. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION. (a) The executive council or a...

Section 507.303. Hearing; Administrative Procedure - Sec. 507.303. HEARING; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. (a) A license holder is...

Section 507.304. Schedule of Sanctions - Sec. 507.304. SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS. (a) The executive council by...

Section 507.305. Informal Proceedings - Sec. 507.305. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) The executive council by rule...

Section 507.306. Assistance in Disciplinary Proceedings - Sec. 507.306. ASSISTANCE IN DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS. (a) The executive council...

Subchapter H. Administrative Penalty

Section 507.351. Imposition of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 507.351. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The executive council may...

Section 507.352. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 507.352. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of an...

Section 507.353. Notice of Violation and Penalty - Sec. 507.353. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY. If the executive...

Section 507.354. Penalty to Be Paid or Hearing Requested - Sec. 507.354. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED. (a)...

Section 507.355. Hearing - Sec. 507.355. HEARING. (a) If the person requests a hearing...

Section 507.356. Decision by Executive Council - Sec. 507.356. DECISION BY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. (a) Based on the...

Section 507.357. Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal - Sec. 507.357. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not...

Section 507.358. Collection of Penalty - Sec. 507.358. COLLECTION OF PENALTY. If the person does not...

Section 507.359. Determination by Court - Sec. 507.359. DETERMINATION BY COURT. (a) If the court sustains...

Section 507.360. Remittance of Penalty and Interest - Sec. 507.360. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST. (a) If, after...

Section 507.361. Administrative Procedure - Sec. 507.361. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. A proceeding under this subchapter is...

Subchapter I. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions

Section 507.401. Injunction - Sec. 507.401. INJUNCTION. (a) In addition to any other action...

Section 507.402. Civil Penalty - Sec. 507.402. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates this...

Section 507.403. Cease and Desist Order - Sec. 507.403. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. (a) If it appears...

Section 507.404. Monitoring of License Holder - Sec. 507.404. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER. The executive council by...

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Texas Statutes Title 3 - Health Professions Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling

Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Health Professions
Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling