Tex.
Occ. Code Section 601.203
Hardship Exemption
(a)
On application to the advisory board by a hospital, a federally qualified health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d, or a practitioner, the advisory board shall exempt the applicant from the requirements of Section 601.201 (Mandatory Training) in employing a person certified under this chapter or trained as required by Section 601.201 (Mandatory Training) if the applicant shows a hardship in employing a person certified under this chapter or trained as required by Section 601.201 (Mandatory Training).(b)
The following conditions are considered to be a hardship for the purposes of Subsection (a):(1)
that the applicant:(A)
reports an inability to attract and retain medical radiologic technologists; and(B)
is located in a county with a population of less than 50,000;(2)
that the applicant is located at a great distance from a school of medical radiologic technology;(3)
that there is a list of qualified persons who have applied to a school of medical radiologic technology whose admissions are pending because of a lack of faculty or space;(4)
that the school of medical radiologic technology produces an insufficient number of graduates in medical radiologic technology to meet the needs of the applicant; or(5)
any other criteria determined by advisory board rule.
Source:
Section 601.203 — Hardship Exemption, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.601.htm#601.203 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
