Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 502.052. MEMBERSHIP; RESTRICTIONS. (a) A board member appointed under Section 502.051(a)(1) must: (1) be eligible for a license under this chapter; and (2) have been engaged in the practice or education of marriage and family therapy for at least five years or have 5,000 hou…

Sec. 502.053. MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing wi…

Sec. 502.054. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the board serve staggered six-year terms. The terms of three members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. (b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term. A…

Sec. 502.055. OFFICERS. (a) The governor shall designate a board member as the presiding officer. The presiding officer serves in that capacity at the will of the governor. (b) At the meeting of the board held closest to August 31 of each year, the board shall elect one of its me…

Sec. 502.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member: (1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 502.052; (2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section …

Sec. 502.057. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A board member may not receive compensation for service on the board. (b) A board member is entitled to reimbursement for expenses as provided by the General Appropriations Act. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 19…

Sec. 502.058. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall meet at least twice during each year. (b) The board may meet at other times at the call of the presiding officer or as provided by board rule. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 502.059. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with thi…

Sec. 502.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. The executive council shall: (1) determine the qualifications and fitness of a license applicant under this chapter; and (2) adopt a code of professional ethics for license holders. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. …

Sec. 502.1515. BOARD DUTIES. The board shall propose to the executive council: (1) rules regarding: (A) the qualifications necessary to obtain a license, including rules limiting an applicant's eligibility for a license based on the applicant's criminal history; (B) the scope of …

Sec. 502.155. POWERS AND DUTIES REGARDING EXAMINATION. The executive council shall: (1) determine the times and places for licensing examinations; (2) offer examinations at least semiannually; and (3) give reasonable public notice of the examinations in the manner provided by exe…

Sec. 502.159. EX PARTE COMMUNICATION PROHIBITED. A member of the executive council or board or an employee of the executive council who is assigned to make a decision, a finding of fact, or a conclusion of law in a proceeding pending before the executive council may not directly …

Sec. 502.251. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not practice as a marriage and family therapist unless the person holds a license under this chapter or is exempt under Section 502.004. (b) A person may not use the title "licensed marriage and family therapist" or "licensed marri…

Sec. 502.252. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for a license must: (1) file a written application with the executive council on a form prescribed by the executive council; and (2) pay the appropriate application fee. (b) To qualify for a license as a licensed marriage and fa…

Sec. 502.253. APPLICATION REVIEW; ELIGIBILITY EXAMINATION. (a) The executive council shall investigate each application and any other information submitted by the applicant. (b) Not later than the 90th day after the date the executive council receives the completed application fr…

Sec. 502.254. LICENSE EXAMINATION. (a) Each applicant for a license under this chapter must pass an examination described by Section 502.252(b)(3). (b) An applicant for a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist associate under Section 502.252(b) must: (1) file an appl…

Sec. 502.2541. JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION. (a) The board shall develop a jurisprudence examination to determine an applicant's knowledge of this chapter, rules adopted under this chapter, and any other applicable laws of this state affecting the applicant's practice of marriage an…

Sec. 502.2545. WAIVER OF EXAMINATION FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS. (a) The executive council may waive the requirement that an applicant for a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist pass the examination required by Section 502.254 if the applicant: (1) is a provisional lic…

Sec. 502.257. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. The executive council shall issue a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist associate or licensed marriage and family therapist, as appropriate, to an applicant who: (1) complies with the requirements of this chapter; (2) passes the …

Sec. 502.258. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The executive council by rule may provide for the issuance of a temporary license. (b) Rules adopted under this section must include a time limit for temporary licenses. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Ac…

Sec. 502.259. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The executive council may grant a provisional license to practice as a marriage and family therapist in this state without examination to an applicant who is licensed or otherwise registered as a marriage and family therapist by another stat…

Sec. 502.260. INACTIVE STATUS. (a) The executive council may place a license holder's license under this chapter on inactive status if the holder is not actively engaged in the practice of marriage and family therapy and the holder submits a written request to the executive counc…

Sec. 502.261. DUTIES OF LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder shall display the license holder's license in a conspicuous manner in the person's principal place of practice. (b) Each license holder shall notify the executive council of the license holder's current address. Acts 19…

Sec. 502.301. RENEWAL OF LICENSE. (a) A license issued under this chapter is subject to biennial renewal. The executive council shall adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year. (b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec.…

Sec. 502.351. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. The executive council shall take disciplinary action under Subchapter G, Chapter 507, against a license holder who: (1) is convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony; (2) obtains or attempts to obtain a license…

Sec. 502.357. GROUNDS FOR REFUSING RENEWAL. The executive council may refuse to renew the license of a person who fails to pay an administrative penalty imposed under Subchapter H, Chapter 507, unless enforcement of the penalty is stayed or a court has ordered that the administra…

Sec. 502.358. REFUND. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the executive council may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty under S…

Sec. 502.454. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person required to hold a license under this chapter commits an offense if the person knowingly acts as a marriage and family therapist without holding a license issued under this chapter. (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misd…