{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-601.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 601.203","heading":"HARDSHIP EXEMPTION.","body":"(a) On application to the advisory board by a hospital, a federally qualified health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d, or a practitioner, the advisory board shall exempt the applicant from the requirements of Section 601.201 in employing a person certified under this chapter or trained as required by Section 601.201 if the applicant shows a hardship in employing a person certified under this chapter or trained as required by Section 601.201.\n(b) The following conditions are considered to be a hardship for the purposes of Subsection (a):\n(1) that the applicant:\n(A) reports an inability to attract and retain medical radiologic technologists; and\n(B) is located in a county with a population of less than 50,000;\n(2) that the applicant is located at a great distance from a school of medical radiologic technology;\n(3) that there is a list of qualified persons who have applied to a school of medical radiologic technology whose admissions are pending because of a lack of faculty or space;\n(4) that the school of medical radiologic technology produces an insufficient number of graduates in medical radiologic technology to meet the needs of the applicant; or\n(5) any other criteria determined by advisory board rule.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.030, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 674), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE K. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO USE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT","CHAPTER 601. MEDICAL RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS","SUBCHAPTER E. MANDATORY TRAINING FOR CERTAIN AUTHORIZED PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.601.htm#601.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"d2cff498f33c498238e65d674dac0d454529cab452339dc34c9eed79f00cfdab","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-601.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-601.251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}