1. (a) To be granted a license through reciprocity or endorsement, an applicant must:

   1. (1) submit a completed application on a department-approved form;
   2. (2) furnish a certified transcript of hours from the state board, territory, or foreign country from which the applicant is applying;

   3. (3) provide one of the following:

      1. (A) if an applicant is from another state of the United States, provide documentation that licensure in another state was obtained by standards substantially equivalent to those of Texas; or
      2. (B) if an applicant is from a territory or foreign country, provide documents verified by the department or a certified credentialing agency confirming that licensure in the territory or foreign country was obtained by standards substantially equivalent to those of Texas.
   4. (4) obtain the current law and rules book;
   5. (5) furnish a valid license or certificate; and
   6. (6) pay the reciprocity fee, applicable license application fee, and law and rules book fee required under §83.80.
2. (b) A person who cannot provide documentation of standards equivalent to those in Texas must pass the applicable written and practical examination for the license.
3. (c) A person issued a license through reciprocity or endorsement may perform those acts of cosmetology authorized by the license.
4. (d) The department may issue a provisional license to applicants currently licensed in another jurisdiction who file an application for a Texas cosmetology license by reciprocity.

5. (e) To be eligible for a provisional license, an applicant must:

   1. (1) file a completed application for a Texas cosmetology license by reciprocity;
   2. (2) provide information sufficient for the department to verify the applicant's licensure in good standing for at least two years in the license type for which the person seeks the certificate or license; and
   3. (3) have been licensed in a jurisdiction or foreign country in which the requirements for obtaining the same certificate or license are substantially equivalent to the requirements under the Act, including passage of a national examination or other examination recognized by the commission relating to the practice of the profession.
6. (f) Licensure in good standing means that a person holds an active and valid license in another jurisdiction or foreign country.
7. (g) A person issued a provisional license may perform those acts of cosmetology authorized by the provisional certificate or license pending the department's approval or denial of an applicant's license by reciprocity.
8. (h) A provisional certificate or license is valid until the date the department approves or denies the application for licensure by reciprocity. The department must approve or deny a provisional certificate or license holder's application for a certificate or license by reciprocity not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional certificate or license is issued.
9. (i) The department shall issue a certificate or license by reciprocity to the provisional certificate or license holder if the person is eligible to hold a certificate or license under the Act.
10. (j) An applicant for licensure by reciprocity is eligible for a provisional certificate or license only once. A person who is denied licensure by reciprocity and subsequently reapplies for licensure by reciprocity is not eligible to obtain additional provisional certificates or licenses to practice cosmetology in Texas.

Source Note:The provisions of this §83.28 adopted to be effective December 8, 2005, 30 TexReg 8082; amended to be effective March 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1280.