1. (a) All applicants for a reciprocal license must provide proof that the license held from another issuing authority is not lapsed and is in good standing. If the license is lapsed, the applicant must pass all examinations required by the commission for licensure in Texas.
2. (b) Each reciprocal applicant must pass a written examination of not more than 50 questions on applicable state laws and commission rules. The written examination will be available to be administered at each regularly scheduled meeting of the commission.
3. (c) At such time the examination is taken, the applicant may also be required to personally appear before the commission.
4. (d) Reciprocal applicants with a valid current license from another state which does not have license requirements substantially equivalent to those of Texas may be licensed in this state if the applicant meets the requirements as detailed in subsections (a)-(c) of this section and have practiced for at least five years in that state, have graduated from an accredited school or college of mortuary science, and have an active license which is not canceled, suspended, or revoked.

Source Note:The provisions of this §203.15 adopted to be effective February 27, 1996, 21 TexReg 1271; amended to be effective February 7, 1997, 22 TexReg 1102.