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TX Occ Code § 605.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 605 - Orthotists and Prosthetists|Subchapter F. License, Registration, and Accreditation Requirements|Section 605.258. Student Registration Certificate

Sec. 605.258.  STUDENT REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE.  (a)  The department may issue a student registration certificate to an individual who is working toward fulfilling the requirements for a license as an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist orthotist and:(1)  holds either:(A)  a bachelor's or graduate degree in orthotics and prosthetics from:(i)  an education program recognized and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs that is offered at an institution of higher education; or(ii)  a practitioner education program that has education standards that are equivalent to or exceed the standards adopted by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or(B)  a bachelor's degree in another subject and an orthotic or prosthetic certificate issued by a practitioner education program:(i)  recognized and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or(ii)  that has education standards that are equivalent to or exceed the standards adopted by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; or(2)  is a student who:(A)  is currently enrolled in a graduate program in this state in orthotics and prosthetics that:(i)  is recognized and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs; and(ii)  incorporates a professional clinical residency that meets the requirements of rules adopted under Section 605.252(c); and(B)  submits to the department a written certification from the graduate program in which the student is enrolled that the student has successfully completed the academic prerequisites to enter a professional clinical residency.(b)  A student registrant may work only under the direct supervision of a licensed orthotist, licensed prosthetist, or licensed prosthetist orthotist who is responsible for the acts of the student registrant and licensed in the discipline of the student registrant's clinical residency.(c)  A student registration certificate is valid for two years from the date issued and may be renewed once for an additional two years.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 511 (S.B. 141), Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.184, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 605.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 605 - Orthotists and Prosthetists|Subchapter F. License, Registration, and Accreditation Requirements|Section 605.260. Accreditation of Facilities

Sec. 605.260.  ACCREDITATION OF FACILITIES.  (a)  The commission by rule shall establish requirements for the accreditation and the renewal of an accreditation of an orthotic or prosthetic facility in which orthotics or prosthetics are conducted.  The department may issue an accreditation only to an orthotic or prosthetic facility.(b)  If a person owns more than one facility, the department may require only one application for the accreditation of each of the person's facilities.  Each orthotic or prosthetic facility must meet the requirements established by commission rule.(c)  An orthotic or prosthetic facility must be under the on-site direction of an orthotist or prosthetist licensed by the department in the discipline for which accreditation is sought.(d)  The rules adopted under this section may not prohibit a licensed individual from practicing in an orthotic or prosthetic facility within the scope of the individual's license.(e)  This section does not apply to a facility licensed under Subtitle B, Title 4, Health and Safety Code.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.186, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 605.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 605 - Orthotists and Prosthetists|Subchapter G. Exemptions|Section 605.301. Exemption for License Holders of Other State Agencies

Sec. 605.301.  EXEMPTION FOR LICENSE HOLDERS OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES.  This chapter does not restrict a person who holds a license issued by another state agency from performing health care services within the scope of the license holder's applicable licensing act if the license holder:(1)  practices in conformance with the applicable laws and rules relating to the person's license;  and(2)  does not:(A)  violate Section 605.251;(B)  represent to others that the license holder practices orthotics or prosthetics;  or(C)  use the terms "prosthetist," "prosthesis," "prosthetic," "artificial limb," "orthotist," "orthosis," "orthotic," or "brace" or the letters "LP," "LPA," "LO," "LOA," "LPO," or "LPOA" or any derivative of those terms or letters in connection with the license holder's name or practice.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 605.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 605 - Orthotists and Prosthetists|Subchapter G. Exemptions|Section 605.302. Exemption for Students in Orthotics or Prosthetics

Sec. 605.302.  EXEMPTION FOR STUDENTS IN ORTHOTICS OR PROSTHETICS.  This chapter does not apply to the activities and services of a student in orthotics or prosthetics who is:(1)  pursuing a course of study in:(A)  an orthotic or prosthetic program at a college or university recognized and accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;  or(B)  an orthotic or prosthetic education program having education standards that are equivalent to or exceed the standards adopted by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs;  or(2)  working in a recognized training center or research facility, if the activities and services provided by the person at the training center or research facility constitute a part of the person's course of study in the discipline in which the person's supervisor is licensed under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 605.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 605 - Orthotists and Prosthetists|Subchapter G. Exemptions|Section 605.303. Exemption for Certain License Holders

Sec. 605.303.  EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN LICENSE HOLDERS.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a podiatrist practicing under Chapter 202;(2)  a chiropractor practicing under Chapter 201;(3)  an occupational therapist practicing under Chapter 454;  or(4)  a physical therapist practicing under Chapter 453.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 605.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 605 - Orthotists and Prosthetists|Subchapter G. Exemptions|Section 605.304. Exemption for Pedorthists

Sec. 605.304.  EXEMPTION FOR PEDORTHISTS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Certified pedorthist" means a person certified by the Board for Certification in Pedorthics in the design, manufacture, fit, and modification of shoes and related foot orthoses below the anatomical ankle joint as prescribed by a licensed doctor of medicine or a doctor of podiatry for the amelioration of a painful or disabling condition of the foot;  and(2)  "Foot orthosis" includes prosthetic toe fillers or orthoses for use below the ankle.(b)  This chapter does not apply to a certified pedorthist.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 605.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 605 - Orthotists and Prosthetists|Subchapter G. Exemptions|Section 605.305. Exemption for Pharmacists

Sec. 605.305.  EXEMPTION FOR PHARMACISTS.  A pharmacist licensed by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy or a person who is working under the direct supervision of a pharmacist may practice orthotics.  This chapter does not preclude a pharmacist from being reimbursed by a state-funded program for providing orthotic services.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 605.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 605 - Orthotists and Prosthetists|Subchapter H. Prohibited Practices|Section 605.351. Use of Title

Sec. 605.351.  USE OF TITLE.  A person or an employee, agent, or representative of the person may not use in connection with the person's name or business activities the terms or a combination of the terms or letters described in Section 605.301(2), indicate orally or in writing, directly or by implication, that an orthotic or prosthetic service is provided or supplied, or extend or provide orthotic or prosthetic services unless the person is an orthotist or prosthetist or an assistant to an orthotist or prosthetist licensed under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 605.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 605 - Orthotists and Prosthetists|Subchapter H. Prohibited Practices|Section 605.352. Violation of Section 102

Sec. 605.352.  VIOLATION OF SECTION 102.001.  A person licensed under this chapter is considered to have violated this chapter if the person violates Section 102.001.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.827, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 651.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 651.002. Application of Sunset Act

Sec. 651.002.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.  The Texas Funeral Service Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2031.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (S.B. 652), Sec. 4.06, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 124 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 651.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 651.003. Construction With Other Law

Sec. 651.003.  CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAW.  (a)  This chapter does not affect the authority of the Texas Department of Banking to enforce Chapter 154, Finance Code, or to regulate perpetual care cemeteries.(b)  The authority of the commission under Chapter 154, Finance Code, is limited to:(1)  imposing an administrative penalty;(2)  issuing a reprimand;  or(3)  suspending, revoking, or probating a license issued by the commission.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 651.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 651.004. Regulation of Crematory Services

Sec. 651.004.  REGULATION OF CREMATORY SERVICES.  (a)  The commission shall regulate crematory services as provided by this chapter and Chapter 716, Health and Safety Code.(b)  The commission may not regulate crematory services that occur after burial or inurnment unless the services relate to the care and treatment of the remains in an urn, casket, or outer enclosure.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 124 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 651.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter B. Texas Funeral Service Commission|Section 651.051. Commission Membership

Sec. 651.051.  COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  The Texas Funeral Service Commission consists of seven members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:(1)  two members who are licensed as both an embalmer and a funeral director for at least the five years preceding appointment to the commission;(2)  one member who is a crematory owner or operator; and(3)  four members who represent the public and who:(A)  are not regulated under this chapter; and(B)  have consistently shown an interest in supporting consumer protection.(b)  Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.(c)  Each member of the commission must be a United States citizen.(d)  Before entering on the duties of office, each commissioner shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed for other state officials.  The oath shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state after having been administered under proper authority.(e)  Each person appointed to the commission shall be furnished with a certificate of appointment by the governor that evidences that the person took the official oath of office.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 124 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 651.0511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter B. Texas Funeral Service Commission|Section 651.0511. Training

Sec. 651.0511.  TRAINING.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing commission operations;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the commission;(3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;(4)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;(5)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of a state policymaking body in performing their duties; and(6)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.(d)  The executive director of the commission shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission.  Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 124 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 651.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter B. Texas Funeral Service Commission|Section 651.052. Eligibility of Public Members

Sec. 651.052.  ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBERS.  (a)  A person may not be a public member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:(1)  is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the funeral service industry;(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the commission;(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the commission;  or(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the commission, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses.(b)  A public member of the commission may not, except as a consumer:(1)  have a financial interest in a funeral establishment;  or(2)  be related to a person within the second degree by affinity or third degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, who has a financial interest in a funeral establishment.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 651.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter B. Texas Funeral Service Commission|Section 651.053. Membership and Employee Restrictions

Sec. 651.053.  MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(b)  A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a commission employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the funeral service industry;  or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the funeral service industry.(c)  A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 651.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter B. Texas Funeral Service Commission|Section 651.054. Terms; Vacancy

Sec. 651.054.  TERMS;  VACANCY.  (a)  Members of the commission serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of one-third of the members expiring in each odd-numbered year. (b)  The governor shall appoint a person to fill a vacancy on the commission to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.374(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 514 (S.B. 221), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 651.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter B. Texas Funeral Service Commission|Section 651.055. Grounds for Removal

Sec. 651.055.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.  (a)  The governor shall remove from the commission a commissioner whose license to practice funeral directing or embalming has been revoked or suspended.(b)  The governor may remove a commissioner for neglect of duty, incompetence, or fraudulent or dishonest conduct.(c)  It is a ground for removal from the commission that a member:(1)  does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Sections 651.051(a) and (c) and 651.052(a);(2)  does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Sections 651.051(a) and (c) and 651.052(a);(3)  violates a prohibition established by Sections 651.053(a)-(e) or 651.506(h);(4)  cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed;  or(5)  is absent for more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the commission.(d)  The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.(e)  If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the ground.  The presiding officer shall then notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 651.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle L - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Chapter 651 - Crematory Services, Funeral Directing, and Embalming|Subchapter B. Texas Funeral Service Commission|Section 651.056. Reimbursement; per Diem

Sec. 651.056.  REIMBURSEMENT;  PER DIEM.  (a)  A commissioner shall be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in performing the business of the commission.(b)  In addition to reimbursement under Subsection (a), a commissioner shall receive a per diem allowance for each day spent by the commissioner on business of the commission not to exceed 60 days in any calendar year.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|