{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.1515","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 504.1515","heading":"COUNSELOR INTERNS.","body":"(a) A person seeking a license as a chemical dependency counselor shall register with the department as a counselor intern by submitting, in a form acceptable to the department, the following:\n(1) an application fee and a background investigation fee;\n(2) a completed, signed, dated, and notarized application on a form prescribed by the department;\n(3) a recent full-face wallet-sized photograph of the applicant;\n(4) two sets of fingerprints completed in accordance with department instructions on cards issued by the department;\n(5) documentation verifying the applicant successfully completed:\n(A) 270 total hours of approved curricula described by Section 504.152(3)(A); and\n(B) 300 hours of approved supervised field work practicum described by Section 504.152(3)(C); and\n(6) documentation verifying the applicant received a high school diploma or its equivalent.\n(b) The department may obtain criminal history record information relating to a counselor intern or an applicant for registration as a counselor intern from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.\nActs 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 504. CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELORS","SUBCHAPTER D. LICENSE AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.504.htm#504.1515","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"eace13ed84b23d25bd4771f3fe7561ad6fd4a672cc60350173d1c93d8bbfb2c1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.1511","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}