40 Tex. Admin. Code § 364.3 - Temporary License
(a) The Board may
only issue a temporary license to an applicant who is taking the NBCOT
certification examination for the first time.
(b) Temporary Licensure is not available to
applicants who have received a license in any state or territory of the U.S. as
an occupational therapy practitioner or to applicants applying from the U.S.
military or a non-licensing state or territory of the U.S. who have had
occupational therapy employment for at least two years preceding application
for a Texas license, unless it was as an occupational therapy assistant, and
they now meet the requirements for a temporary license as an occupational
therapist, or it was as an occupational therapist, and they now meet the
requirements for a temporary license as an occupational therapy assistant. In
this section, "occupational therapy practitioner" means an individual licensed
as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in any state or
territory of the U.S.
(c) To be
issued a temporary license, the applicant must:
(1) meet all provisions of §
364.1 of this title (relating to
Requirements for a License);
(2)
meet all provisions of §
364.2 of this title (relating to
License by Examination);
(3) submit
the Confirmation of Examination Registration and Eligibility to Examine form
from NBCOT, which must be sent directly to the Board by NBCOT and which
reflects the eligibility window in which the applicant will take the
examination;
(4) submit a copy of
the receipt showing that an NBCOT score report has been ordered for the
Board;
(5) submit a signed
verification of supervision on a form prescribed by the Board; and
(6) send the Board the non-refundable
temporary license fee as set by the Executive Council.
(d) If the applicant fails the examination,
fails to take the examination during the eligibility window as stated on the
Confirmation of Examination Registration and Eligibility to Examine form from
NBCOT, or fails to have the score reported, the temporary license is void and
must be returned to the Board.
(e)
An additional temporary license will not be issued.
(f) A temporary license shall be valid no
longer than 180 days.
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