08R 2683 OR Table Book 1.indb - Texas Legislative Council

Type of License Description
Table 1. Occupational Licenses in Texas
Midwife license Authorizes holder to: provide the necessary
supervision, care, and advice to a woman during
normal pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum
period; conduct a normal delivery of a child; and
provide normal newborn care.
Optician registration Authorizes holder to dispense spectacles or contact
lenses. 136
Speech-language pathologist and
audiologist license 138
Hearing instrument fi tter and
dispenser license
Authorizes holder to apply nonmedical principles,
methods, and procedures in the evaluation
and habilitative or rehabilitative treatment of
communication disorders, including speech, voice,
language, or hearing disorders, oral pharyngeal or
vestibular function, or cognitive processes.
Authorizes holder to fi t and dispense hearing
instruments. Authorized activities include
measuring human hearing by using an audiometer
or other means, making impressions for ear molds,
and post-fi tting counseling. A temporary training
permit or apprentice permit may be issued to an
individual authorizing the permittee to work under
the supervision of a licensee.
Athletic trainer license Authorizes holder to take measures to prevent,
recognize, assess, manage, treat, dispose of, and
recondition athletic injuries and illnesses under
the direction of a physician licensed in this state
or another qualifi ed, licensed health professional
who is authorized to refer for health care services
within the scope of the person's license. 144
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Code
Chapter
Number of
Active
Licenses
Fees
203 112 $275 (O)
$550 (R) 135
352 221 $50
or $100 137
401 6,481 $75 or $150
(O) 139
$50 or $100
(R) 139
$75 140
$55 141
402 367 $205 142
$405 143
451 1,461 $100 (O)
$125 or $250
(R) 145
State Revenue
from Fees
(FY 07)
Year First
Regulated
$54,526 1983
$49,792 1991
$739,269 1983
$148,699 1969
$355,867 1971