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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an exemption from the licensing requirement for certain |
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persons who measure or fit orthoses under the supervision of |
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certain licensed health care practitioners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 605, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 605.306 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 605.306. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN SUPERVISED PERSONS. |
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This chapter does not apply to a person who measures or fits an |
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orthosis under the supervision of: |
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(1) a physician practicing under Subtitle B; or |
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(2) a person described by Section 605.303. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |