Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R10765 DIO-D
2	2	By: Miles S.B. No. 1491
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the licensing in this state of a person licensed in
8	8	another jurisdiction to practice psychology, marriage and family
9	9	therapy, or professional counseling.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 501, Occupations Code, is
12	12	amended by adding Section 501.265 to read as follows:
13	13	Sec. 501.265. LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT. (a) The executive
14	14	council shall issue a psychologist license or a psychological
15	15	associate license, as applicable, to an applicant who holds a
16	16	current, unrestricted license in another jurisdiction that
17	17	maintains licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent
18	18	to the requirements under this chapter. An applicant for a license
19	19	under this section must:
20	20	(1) present proof to the executive council that the
21	21	applicant is licensed in good standing as a psychologist or
22	22	psychological associate, as applicable, in that jurisdiction;
23	23	(2) provide to the executive council information
24	24	regarding the status of any other professional license that the
25	25	applicant holds or has held in this state or another jurisdiction;
26	26	(3) present proof to the executive council that the
27	27	applicant has passed a jurisprudence examination required by the
28	28	executive council;
29	29	(4) meet the qualifications required by Section
30	30	501.2525 or 501.259, as applicable;
31	31	(5) not have committed an act that is grounds for
32	32	disciplinary action under Section 501.401;
33	33	(6) submit to the executive council a current
34	34	photograph that meets the requirements for a United States
35	35	passport; and
36	36	(7) meet any additional requirements provided by
37	37	executive council rule.
38	38	(b) The executive council shall adopt rules for issuing a
39	39	license with a provisional status under Section 501.253 to an
40	40	applicant for a license by endorsement who encounters a delay that
41	41	is outside the applicant's control in submitting to the executive
42	42	council the documentation required by this section.
43	43	SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 502, Occupations Code, is
44	44	amended by adding Section 502.262 to read as follows:
45	45	Sec. 502.262. LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT. (a) The executive
46	46	council shall issue a marriage and family therapist license or a
47	47	marriage and family therapist associate license, as applicable, to
48	48	an applicant who holds a current, unrestricted license in another
49	49	jurisdiction that maintains licensing requirements that are
50	50	substantially equivalent to the requirements under this chapter.
51	51	An applicant for a license under this section must:
52	52	(1) present proof to the executive council that the
53	53	applicant is licensed in good standing as a marriage and family
54	54	therapist or marriage and family therapist associate, as
55	55	applicable, in that jurisdiction;
56	56	(2) provide to the executive council information
57	57	regarding the status of any other professional license that the
58	58	applicant holds or has held in this state or another jurisdiction;
59	59	(3) present proof to the executive council that the
60	60	applicant has passed a jurisprudence examination required by the
61	61	executive council;
62	62	(4) meet the qualifications required by Section
63	63	502.252;
64	64	(5) not have committed an act that is grounds for
65	65	disciplinary action under Section 502.351;
66	66	(6) submit to the executive council a current
67	67	photograph that meets the requirements for a United States
68	68	passport; and
69	69	(7) meet any additional requirements provided by
70	70	executive council rule.
71	71	(b) The executive council shall adopt rules for issuing a
72	72	provisional license under Section 502.259 to an applicant for a
73	73	license by endorsement who encounters a delay that is outside the
74	74	applicant's control in submitting to the executive council the
75	75	documentation required by this section.
76	76	SECTION 3. Subchapter G, Chapter 503, Occupations Code, is
77	77	amended by adding Section 503.315 to read as follows:
78	78	Sec. 503.315. LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT. (a) The executive
79	79	council shall issue a professional counselor license to an
80	80	applicant who holds a current, unrestricted license in another
81	81	jurisdiction that maintains licensing requirements that are
82	82	substantially equivalent to the requirements under this chapter.
83	83	An applicant for a license under this section must:
84	84	(1) present proof to the executive council that the
85	85	applicant is licensed in good standing as a professional counselor
86	86	in that jurisdiction;
87	87	(2) provide to the executive council information
88	88	regarding the status of any other professional license that the
89	89	applicant holds or has held in this state or another jurisdiction;
90	90	(3) present proof to the executive council that the
91	91	applicant has passed a jurisprudence examination required by the
92	92	executive council;
93	93	(4) meet the qualifications required by Section
94	94	503.302;
95	95	(5) not have committed an act that is grounds for
96	96	disciplinary action under Section 503.401;
97	97	(6) submit to the executive council a current
98	98	photograph that meets the requirements for a United States
99	99	passport; and
100	100	(7) meet any additional requirements provided by
101	101	executive council rule.
102	102	(b) The executive council shall adopt rules for issuing a
103	103	provisional license under Section 503.310 to an applicant for a
104	104	license by endorsement who encounters a delay that is outside the
105	105	applicant's control in submitting to the executive council the
106	106	documentation required by this section.
107	107	SECTION 4. Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas
108	108	Behavioral Health Executive Council shall adopt the rules necessary
109	109	to implement the changes in law made by this Act.
110	110	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.