Texas Occupations Code § 51.552: Rules

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation · Licensing Reciprocity Agreements

The Legislature has enacted more than one Occupations Code section numbered 51.552. This is version 1, in Subchapter K.

The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter. The rules must establish procedures for:

(1) the department to determine whether the licensing requirements of another state are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state, taking into consideration:

(A) the level of required training and testing to obtain a license, including methods used to evaluate work experience to fulfill training or testing requirements;

(B) the scope of practice for which the license is issued; and

(C) the procedures used in the other state to resolve complaints and to determine whether a license holder is in good standing; and

(2) the department to enter into and implement reciprocity agreements with licensing authorities in other states that have licensing requirements substantially equivalent to this state's requirements.

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.