1. (a) A military spouse may engage in the practice of occupational therapy without obtaining the applicable occupational therapy license if the military spouse is currently licensed in good standing by another jurisdiction of the U.S. that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements for the license in this state.

2. (b) Before engaging in the practice of occupational therapy, the military spouse must:

   1. (1) notify the Board in writing of the following:

      1. (A) the military spouse's intent to practice in this state;
      2. (B) the military spouse's full name and any previous last names, social security number, date of birth, residential address, business address, email address, and a chosen address of record;
      3. (C) the license type, license number, and jurisdiction in which the military spouse is currently licensed in good standing; and
      4. (D) a list of all jurisdictions in which the military spouse has held or currently holds a license with the license type, license number, and license expiration date of each;
   2. (2) submit to the Board proof of the military spouse's residency in this state and a copy of the military spouse's military identification card; and

   3. (3) receive from the Board written confirmation that:

      1. (A) the Board has verified the military spouse's license in the other jurisdiction; and
      2. (B) the military spouse is authorized to engage in the practice of occupational therapy in accordance with this section.
3. (c) The military spouse shall comply with all other Board laws and regulations applicable to the practice of occupational therapy in this state. The military spouse may be subject to revocation of the authorization described by subsection (b)(3)(B) of this section for failure to comply with Board laws and regulations and the Board may notify any jurisdictions in which the military spouse is licensed of the revocation of such.

4. (d) A military spouse may engage in the practice of occupational therapy under the authority of this section only for the period during which the military service member to whom the military spouse is married is stationed at a military installation in this state but not to exceed three years from the date the military spouse receives the confirmation described by subsection (b)(3) of this section. During this authorization period, the military spouse must:

   1. (1) maintain a current license in good standing in another jurisdiction that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements for the license in this state;
   2. (2) update the Board of any changes to information as specified in subsection (b)(1)(B)-(C) of this section within 30 days of such change(s); and
   3. (3) notify the Board within 30 days of any disciplinary action taken against the military spouse by another jurisdiction.
5. (e) The Board will identify, with respect to each type of license issued by the Board, the jurisdictions that have licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements for the license in this state; and the Board shall verify that a military spouse is licensed in good standing in the jurisdiction upon receipt of the items described by subsection (b)(1)-(2) of this section.
6. (f) In this section, "military service member" and "military spouse" have the meaning as defined in Chapter 55, Occupations Code, §55.001.

Source Note:The provisions of this §364.5 adopted to be effective December 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 6899.