22 Tex. Admin. Code § 271.2 - Applications for Licensure as Therapeutic Optometrist
(a) The applicant shall make application by
providing to the Executive Director, on forms to be furnished by the Board,
satisfactory evidence that the applicant has attended and graduated from a
reputable school or college of optometry which meets with the requirements of
the Board and such other information as the Board may deem necessary for the
enforcement of the Act.
(b) The
applicant shall report all felony and misdemeanor criminal convictions as
outlined under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 53. Failure of an applicant to
report every criminal conviction is deceit, dishonesty and misrepresentation in
seeking admission to practice and authorizes the Board to take disciplinary
action under §351.501 of the Act. An applicant is not required to report a
Class C Misdemeanor traffic violation. The applicant shall furnish any document
relating to the criminal conviction as requested by the Board. The applicant
shall also provide a complete criminal history by submitting fingerprints to
the authority authorized by the Department of Public Safety to take the
fingerprints in the form required by that authority.
(c) In such application, the applicant shall
state that the applicant will abide by the laws of this state regulating the
practice of optometry and that all facts, statements and answers contained in
the application are true and correct. Such application shall be signed
(manually or digitally) and dated.
(d) Applicants shall submit a report of
out-of-state disciplinary action prepared by an approved national
databank.
(e) Any person furnishing
false information in such application shall be denied the issuance of a
license, or if the applicant has been licensed before it is made known to the
Board of the falseness of such information, such license shall be subject to
suspension, revocation, or cancellation in accordance with §351.501 of the
Act.
(f) Applications must contain
a certified optometry school transcript, which shall show the total number of
hours of attendance, the subjects studied, the grades or marks given, and the
date of graduation of the applicant. The optometry school transcript must show
proof of the required education as set forth in §
271.11 of this chapter (related to
Required Education for Therapeutic Licensure). Applicants must also submit a
copy of the transcript from any undergraduate school attended which shall show
the total number of hours of attendance, the subjects studied, the grades or
marks given, and the date of graduation of the applicant.
(g) The Board may require other documentation
not specified by this section be submitted with the application. All required
documents must be received within one year of application; otherwise, the
applicant must reapply and pay the application fee. A person may apply for
licensure prior to graduation from a reputable school or college of
optometry.
(h) The application must
be accompanied by a fee as set forth in §
273.4 of this title (relating to
Fees (Not Refundable)).
(i) If
applicable, the applicant must furnish a certificate of good standing from any
jurisdiction where licensed or previously licensed. The certificate must
establish that:
(1) the applicant's license
has never been suspended or revoked;
(2) there are no pending disciplinary actions
against the applicant; and
(3) the
applicant is presently authorized to practice therapeutic optometry without
restrictions.
(j) If the
certificate of good standing does not establish the items in subsection (i) of
this section, the applicant will be required to submit additional information
for further Board review.
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