(a) The board may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a certificate of registration under this subtitle for an applicant who holds a license or certificate of registration issued by another jurisdiction:
- (1) that has licensing or registration requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state; or
- (2) with which this state has a reciprocity agreement.
- (b) The board may make an agreement, subject to the approval of the governor, with another state to allow for licensing by reciprocity.
(c) An applicant under this section must:
- (1) apply in the same manner and form as any other applicant under this subtitle, except that the application must be accompanied by a fee in an amount set by the board as reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of processing and investigating the application and issuing the certificate of registration; and
- (2) provide the board with documents and other evidence that substantiates the applicant's qualifications.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 331, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.