{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.256","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 402.256","heading":"AUTHORITY OF TEMPORARY TRAINING PERMIT HOLDER.","body":"(a) A temporary training permit holder may provide routine fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments that have been ordered by the supervisor. The supervisor is the sole judge of whether the permit holder has the qualifications necessary to perform routine fitting and dispensing. A supervisor is accountable to the department for the actions and misdeeds of a temporary training permit holder acting at the supervisor's discretion.\n(b) A temporary training permit holder may not:\n(1) own, manage, or independently operate a business that engages in the fitting or sale of hearing instruments; or\n(2) advertise or otherwise represent that the permit holder holds a license under this chapter.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.111, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA","CHAPTER 402. HEARING INSTRUMENT FITTERS AND DISPENSERS","SUBCHAPTER F. TEMPORARY TRAINING PERMIT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.402.htm#402.256","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"461e61a0e4d488b424fcdd30b245a4e9d191562134cae5ab4e064e1591e9b7f9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.255","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}