{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.159","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 504.159","heading":"ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO PROVISIONAL LICENSE HOLDER.","body":"(a) The department shall issue a license under this chapter to a provisional license holder who satisfies the eligibility requirements established by Section 504.152. When issuing a license under this subsection, the department may waive the requirements established by Sections 504.152(6), (7), and (9).\n(b) The department shall complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued. The department may extend the 180-day period if the department has not received information necessary to determine whether the applicant is eligible for a license as provided by Subsection (a).\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. 9, 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#504.159","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"02daf71d2f5f371fcfd02c17e5ec1893d359687da052ad953c6c4110343eef3a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.158","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-504.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}