{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-454.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 454.005","heading":"APPLICABILITY.","body":"(a) This chapter does not apply to a holder of a license issued by another state agency who is performing health care services within the scope of the applicable licensing act.\n(b) The licensing provisions of this chapter do not apply to:\n(1) an occupational therapy aide assisting a license holder under this chapter;\n(2) a person engaged in a course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy at an accredited or approved educational program if:\n(A) the activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study; and\n(B) the person is designated by a title that clearly indicates the person's status as a student or trainee;\n(3) a person fulfilling the supervised field work experience requirements of Section 454.203, if those activities and services constitute a part of the experience necessary to meet the requirement of that section;\n(4) an occupational therapist performing a special project in patient care while working toward an advanced degree from an accredited college or university;\n(5) an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who does not live in this state and who:\n(A) is licensed by another state or who meets the requirements for certification established by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy as an occupational therapist registered (OTR) or a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA); and\n(B) comes into this state for not more than four consecutive months to:\n(i) provide or attend an educational activity;\n(ii) assist in a case of medical emergency; or\n(iii) engage in a special occupational therapy project; or\n(6) a qualified and properly trained person acting under a physician's supervision under Section 157.001.\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. 4.02, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY","CHAPTER 454. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.454.htm#454.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"0f08fa45c9a7d148a6aed9aba259a01f72e57ed70f3f2c09f683f34800b9b0f0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-454.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-454.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}