Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 14 - TEXAS OPTOMETRY BOARD › Chapter 271 - EXAMINATIONS › Section 271.2 - Applications for Licensure as Therapeutic Optometrist

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The applicant shall make application
				furnishing to the Executive Director, on forms to be furnished by the Board,
				satisfactory evidence that the applicant has attended and graduated from a
				reputable university or college of optometry which meets with the requirements
				of the Board and such other information as the Board may deem necessary for the
				enforcement of the Act.
(b) The
				applicant shall report all felony and misdemeanor criminal convictions as
				outlined under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 53. Failure of an applicant to
				report every criminal conviction is deceit, dishonesty and misrepresentation in
				seeking admission to practice and authorizes the Board to take disciplinary
				action under §351.501 of the Act. An applicant is not required to report a
				Class C Misdemeanor traffic violation. The applicant shall furnish any document
				relating to the criminal conviction as requested by the Board. The applicant
				shall also provide a complete criminal history by submitting fingerprints to
				the authority authorized by the Department of Public Safety to take the
				fingerprints in the form required by that authority.
(c) In such application, the applicant shall
				state that the applicant will abide by the laws of this state regulating the
				practice of optometry and that all facts, statements and answers contained in
				the application are true and correct. Such application shall be signed
				(manually or digitally) and dated.
(d) Applicants shall submit a report of
				out-of-state disciplinary action prepared by an approved national
				databank.
(e) Any person furnishing
				false information in such application shall be denied the issuance of a
				license, or if the applicant has been licensed before it is made known to the
				Board of the falseness of such information, such license shall be subject to
				suspension, revocation, or cancellation in accordance with §351.501 of the
				Act.
(f) Applications must contain
				a certified optometry school transcript, which shall show the total number of
				hours of attendance, the subjects studied, the grades or marks given, and the
				date of graduation of the applicant. Applicants must also submit a copy of the
				transcript from any undergraduate school attended which shall show the total
				number of hours of attendance, the subjects studied, the grades or marks given,
				and the date of graduation of the applicant.
(g) The Board may require other documentation
				not specified by this section be submitted with the application. All required
				documents must be received within one year of application; otherwise, the
				applicant must reapply and pay the application fee. A person may apply for
				licensure prior to graduation from a reputable university or college of
				optometry.
(h) The application must
				be accompanied by a fee set by the Board.
(i) If applicable, the application must
				furnish a certificate of good standing from any jurisdiction where licensed or
				previously 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.