{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 504.153","heading":"ALTERNATIVE QUALIFICATIONS AND EVIDENCE OF LICENSE REQUIREMENT SATISFACTION.","body":"(a) An applicant is exempt from the requirements of Sections 504.152(3)(A) and (C) if the applicant holds a baccalaureate degree or a more advanced degree in:\n(1) chemical dependency counseling; or\n(2) psychology, sociology, or any other related program approved by the department.\n(b) On presentation of documentation by an applicant who holds a degree described by Subsection (a), the department may waive any portion of the requirement established by Section 504.152(3)(B) that the department determines has been satisfied as evidenced by the documentation.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1172, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 7, 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#504.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"0ec6673a86d229d9ca04e4999737f2267bc8002e54d4f23ec42e94456665381e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.1525","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}