{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-605.255","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 605.255","heading":"ASSISTANT LICENSE.","body":"(a) An applicant for a license as an orthotist assistant or prosthetist assistant must:\n(1) submit an application in the manner and on a form prescribed by the executive director;\n(2) pay the nonrefundable application fee established by the commission by rule; and\n(3) present evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant has completed an education program, including courses in the anatomical, biological, and physical sciences, and a clinical residency as prescribed and adopted by the commission by rule.\n(b) An assistant licensed under this section may provide only ancillary patient care services, as defined by the commission by rule, in the discipline in which the assistant's supervisor is licensed under this chapter.\n(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(170), eff. September 1, 2015.\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. 1.181, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.222(170), eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE K. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO USE OF CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT","CHAPTER 605. ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS","SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSE, REGISTRATION, AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.605.htm#605.255","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"f3a453db49d11b290202dd443193c3c652ce832a25c437e69f745fc8e7187fd1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-605.254","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-605.256"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}