{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.155","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 504.155","heading":"LICENSE APPLICATION.","body":"(a) An application for a license under this chapter must:\n(1) be on a form prescribed and furnished by the department; and\n(2) contain a statement made under oath of the applicant's education, experience, and other qualifications established by the department as required for a license under this chapter.\n(b) The department may require additional information regarding the quality, scope, and nature of the experience and competence of the applicant if the department determines that a person's application lacks sufficient information for consideration by the department.\n(c) The department may obtain criminal history record information relating to an applicant for a license under this chapter from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The department may deny an application for a license if the applicant fails to provide two complete sets of fingerprints on a form prescribed by the department.\n(d) The issuance of a license by the department is conditioned on the receipt by the department of the applicant's criminal history record information.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1107, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\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#504.155","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"55e6efc90a5cf8452b8a3696538a4ec130c3be7718f452879cc4fc90363a6a2a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}