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TITLE 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 16 - TEXAS BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 343 - CONTESTED CASE PROCEDURE
SUBCHAPTER 343.8.html - null
SECTION/RULE §343.8 - Licensure of Persons with a History of Voluntary or Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization
Chapter Review Date 07/24/2024

(a) The board may deny a license to or discipline an applicant/respondent who has been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction.(b) In review of a complaint alleging that the respondent/applicant has a history of voluntary or involuntary psychiatric hospitalization, the board shall consider the following evidence in determining the respondent's/applicant's present fitness to practice physical therapy:(1) conduct and work activity of the person prior to and after hospitalization;(2) documentation to indicate that the person is presently in good mental health. Specifically, a current psychological/psychiatric evaluation, which shall include such information as the agency may require;(3) a current status report from a counselor, therapist, or physician; and(4) letters of recommendation.(c) The burden to provide the foregoing documentation to the board shall be solely at the expense of the respondent/applicant.

Source Note: The provisions of this §343.8 adopted to be effective January 7, 1992, 16 TexReg 7645; amended to be effective September 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 4256.

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