{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-453.208","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 453.208","heading":"ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.","body":"(a) The board shall issue a license to an applicant who:\n(1) passes the examination under Section 453.205;\n(2) meets the qualifications prescribed by Section 453.203; and\n(3) has not committed an act that constitutes a ground for denial of a license under Section 453.351.\n(b) The board may issue a physical therapist assistant license to a person who has not completed an accredited physical therapist assistant program if the person:\n(1) meets the requirements under Section 453.203(a); and\n(2) has not been the subject of disciplinary action in another state or nation.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","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#453.208","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"d6dc4acc86a8dfbd2d7af4e7f318f92e1f49971ade877d2dc3c97fdf593ccb1c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-453.207","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-453.209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}