{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.156","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 504.156","heading":"LICENSE EXAMINATION.","body":"(a) At least twice each year, the department may prepare and administer or contract with an organization approved by the International Certification Reciprocity Consortium to prepare and administer an examination to determine the qualifications of an applicant for a license under this chapter. The examination shall be conducted as determined by the department and in a manner that is fair and impartial to and takes into consideration each school or system of chemical dependency counseling.\n(b) An examiner may know an applicant only by number until after the examination has been graded and the licenses have been granted or denied.\n(c) The scope and content of the examination must be sufficient to ensure professional competence in keeping with the highest standards of the chemical dependency counseling profession.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 8, 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#504.156","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"ba1ed2ee8af606602e8b96c4170681e4e95340d493b1f1762403f8d44e31898b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}