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(a)To be complete, an application file must contain
all information needed to determine an applicant's eligibility to
sit for the required examinations, or the information and examination
results needed to determine an applicant's eligibility for licensure.
At a minimum, all applications for licensure must contain:
(1)An application in the form prescribed by the Council
based on member board rules and corresponding fee(s);
(2)An official transcript from a properly accredited
institution indicating the date the degree required for licensure
was awarded or conferred. Transcripts must be received by the Council
directly from the awarding institution, a transcript or credential
delivery service, or a credentials bank that utilizes primary source
verification;
(3)A fingerprint based criminal history record check
through the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation;
(4)A self-query report from the National Practitioner
Data Bank (NPDB) reflecting any disciplinary history or legal actions
taken against the applicant. A self-query report must be submitted
to the agency as a PDF that ensures the self-query is exactly
as it was issued by the NPDB (i.e., a digitally certified self-query
response) or in the sealed envelope in which it was received
from the NPDB;
(5)Verification of the citizenship and immigration
status information of non-citizen, naturalized, or derived U.S. citizen
applicants through the DHS-USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements Program (SAVE). Applicants must submit the documentation
and information required by the SAVE program to the Council;
(6)Examination results for any required examinations
taken prior to applying for licensure;
(7)Documentation of any required supervised experience,
supervision plans, and agreements with supervisors; and
(8)Any other information or supportive documentation
deemed relevant by the Council and specified in its application materials.
(b)The Council will accept examination results and
other documentation required or requested as part of the application
process from a credentials bank that utilizes primary source verification
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on April 11, 2022
TRD-202201305 Darrel D. Spinks
Executive Director
Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council
Earliest possible date of adoption: May 22, 2022
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706
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