Section 601.22 - Provisional Licenses(a) A provisional license may be issued to a person who is currently licensed or certified in another jurisdiction and who:(1) has been licensed or certified in good standing as a practitioner of medical or radiological physics for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign county, that has licensing or certification requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of the Act;(2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of medical or radiological physics; and(3) is sponsored by a person licensed as a medical physicist in Texas with whom the provisional license holder will practice under this section.(b) Upon formal written request, the board may waive the requirement set out in subsection (a)(3) of this section if it is determined that compliance with subsection (a)(3) of this section would cause undue hardship to the applicant.(c) The board shall issue a provisional license if: (1) the provisional license holder is eligible to be certified under § 601.7 of this title (relating to Reciprocity); or(2) the provisional license holder passes the examination that relates to the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules relating to the practice of medical physics in this state and; (A) the board verified that the provisional license holder meets the academic and experience requirement for a license under § 601.8 of this title; and(B) the provisional license holder satisfies any other licensing requirements under the Act.(d) The board must complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for license within 180 days after the provisional license was issued. The board may extend the 180-day deadline to allow for the receipt of pending examination results.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 601.22
The provisions of this §601.22 adopted to be effective August 5, 2001, 26 TexReg 5808; amended to be effective January 2, 2008, 32 TexReg 10003; amended to be effective August 30, 2012, 37 TexReg 6594