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S.B. No. 918 AN ACT relating to the licensing and regulation of orthotists and prosthetists. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 605.254, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 605.254. EXEMPTIONS FROM OR SUBSTITUTES FOR LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a) The commission by rule may exempt a [A] person [is entitled to an exemption] from one or more of the academic, clinical training, or examination [the license] requirements established under Section 605.252. (b) To be eligible for an exemption under Subsection (a), [if] the person must present [presents] evidence satisfactory to the department that the person possesses unique qualifications to practice orthotics, prosthetics, or orthotics and prosthetics. (c) The department shall issue a license under Section 605.256(b) to a person who: (1) is determined to be eligible for an exemption [a license] under this section from a requirement established under Section 605.252; and (2) meets all requirements provided under this chapter, other than any requirement for which an exemption is granted under Subdivision (1) [Subsection (a)]. (d) A person holding a license for which an exemption was granted under this section [to whom a license is issued under this subsection] is entitled to the same license privileges as if the person met all [the educational and vocational] requirements of Section 605.252. The license holder is subject to the license renewal requirements established by the commission, other than the [academic, clinical training, and examination] requirements exempted under this section, which the commission may not impose as a condition of the person's license renewal. SECTION 2. Section 605.254, Occupations Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a license application submitted on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for a license submitted before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 918 passed the Senate on March 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 918 passed the House on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 99, Nays 42, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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