{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.305","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 402.305","heading":"CONTINUING EDUCATION EXEMPTIONS.","body":"The department may renew the license of a license holder who does not comply with the applicable continuing education requirements if the license holder submits proof from an attending physician that the license holder suffered a serious or disabling illness or physical disability that prevented compliance with the continuing education requirements during the 24 months before the reporting date.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1062 (S.B. 663), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.116, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 3.007, eff. September 1, 2017.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 1.16, eff. September 1, 2021.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 999 (S.B. 904), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA","CHAPTER 402. HEARING INSTRUMENT FITTERS AND DISPENSERS","SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE RENEWAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.402.htm#402.305","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5635a681d8ceb13e8d946e569021fc53f6f2d272065fc38406b5f07977ebf47c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.304","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}