{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-453.204","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 453.204","heading":"FOREIGN-TRAINED APPLICANTS.","body":"(a) To obtain a license under this chapter, an applicant who is foreign-trained must satisfy the examination requirements of Section 453.208.\n(b) Before allowing a foreign-trained applicant to take the examination, the board shall require the applicant to furnish proof of completion of requirements substantially equal to those under Section 453.203.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.13, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY","CHAPTER 453. PHYSICAL THERAPISTS","SUBCHAPTER E. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.453.htm#453.204","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"f01f2af9b0b52490cbd0d4f2db15ad1a01c90b80a7fa64d9cf1d208a308ca5f2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-453.203","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-453.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}