22 Tex. Admin. Code § 271.5 - Licensure without Examination
(a) Upon
payment of a fee in an amount set by the Board, the Board may license
applicants who have not taken Part III of the National Board of Examiners in
Optometry (NBEO) and who:
(1) have no pending
disciplinary actions in the state, district, or territory in which the
applicant is licensed;
(2) have
never had their license suspended or revoked;
(3) meet all requirements of the
Act;
(4) are currently licensed as
a therapeutic optometrist in good standing in another state, the District of
Columbia, or territory of the United States;
(5) have passed an examination that is
equivalent or superior to the examination required by §351.253 of the Act;
and
(6) have, for at least five of
the seven years preceding the application date, been:
(A) actively engaged in the practice of
therapeutic optometry; or
(B)
engaged in full-time teaching at an accredited college of optometry or
medicine.
(b)
The applicant must furnish a certificate of good standing from the
jurisdictions where 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.
(c) An examination is deemed equivalent or
superior to the examination required by §351.253 of the Act if at the time
the applicant took the examination, the examination met the requirements of
§351.256 of the Act.
(d) The
applicant shall take and pass the jurisprudence examination administered by the
Board.
(e) The applicant must have
complied with §
271.2 of this chapter (relating to
Applications for Licensure as Therapeutic Optometrist). The completed
application with all supporting documents must be received by the Board not
later than 30 days before the date of the Board meeting at which the
application is to be considered.
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