22 Tex. Admin. Code § 189.3 - General Requirements for Licensure

(a) All applicants for a license must meet the requirements in §§602.203 and 602.207 of the Act, and submit:

(1) the board required application form;

(2) payment of the required fee of $130.00 for a single specialty, $50.00 for each additional specialty, and additional fees and surcharges as applicable; and

(3) required documentation, including but not limited to:

(A) an educational transcript;

(B) a current Board Certification;

(C) Professional Reference forms;

(D) a birth certificate or other similar proof of age;

(E) Professional or Work History Evaluation forms demonstrating or relating to the practice of medical physics for the preceding five years from the date of the application;

(F) National Practitioner Data Bank/Health Integrity and Protection Data Bank report (NPDB-HIPDB);

(G) FBI/DPS fingerprint report;

(H) documentation of alternate name or name change, if applicable;

(I) arrest records, if applicable;

(J) malpractice records, if applicable.

(K) treatment records for alcohol or substance use disorder or any physical or mental illness impacting the ability to practice, if applicable;

(L) military orders or DD214, if applicable;

(M) evidence of passage of the Texas Jurisprudence Examination with at least a score of 75; and

(N) any other documentation deemed necessary by the board to process an application.

(b) Applications are valid for one year from the date of submission. The one-year period may be extended for the following reasons:

(1) delay in processing an application;

(2) referral to the Licensure Committee;

(3) unanticipated military assignments, medical reasons, or catastrophic events; or

(4) other extenuating circumstances.

(c) In accordance with Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 55, military service members, veterans, and spouses must:

(1) meet the general requirements as set forth in subsection (a); and

(2) submit a completed application on the board approved form and all additional documentation as required, with the exception of the application fee.

(d) The board may allow substitute documents where exhaustive efforts on the applicant's part to secure the required documents are presented.

Notes

22 Tex. Admin. Code § 189.3

The provisions of this §189.3 adopted to be effective May 9, 2002, 27 TexReg 3776; amended to be effective May 2, 2010, 35 TexReg 3280; amended to be effective September 30, 2012, 37 TexReg 7486; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 02, January 10, 2025, TexReg 0416, eff. 1/9/2025