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Professional Licensing and Certification Unit Home Page

Athletic Trainers, Advisory Board of
Chemical Dependency Counselors Program
Code Enforcement Officers Registration Program
Contact Lens Dispensing Permit Program
Counselors, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional
Dietitians, Texas State Board of Examiners of
Dyslexia Therapist and Dyslexia Practitioner Licensing Program
Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments, State Committee of Examiners in the
Marriage and Family Therapists, Texas State Board of Examiners of
Massage Therapy Program
Medical Physicists, Texas Board of Licensure for Professional
Medical Radiologic Technologist Certification Program
Midwifery Board, Texas
Offender Education Program
Opticians' Registry Program
Orthotics and Prosthetics, Texas Board of
Perfusionist Licensing Program
Personal Emergency Response System Providers Program
Respiratory Care Practitioners Certification Program
Sanitarian Registration Program
Sex Offender Treatment, Council on
Social Worker Examiners, Texas State Board of
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The DSHS Professional Licensing and Certification Unit consists of twenty-three regulatory programs. The programs evaluate and issue credentials, administer examinations, monitor continuing education activities, conduct complaint investigations, impose disciplinary sanctions, and otherwise regulate a variety of health professions and related facilities in the State of Texas. For more on regulation, see the DSHS Regulatory Philosophy.

LIVE ONLINE SEARCH AND VERIFICATION

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Please Note: On the search verification screen, you do not need to register, enter an ID, or password. Please select the link, "Public License Search", on the left side which will direct you to the search page.

Select this link to view or print a license verification

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or write us at:

Professional Licensing and Certification Unit
Texas Department of State Health Services
Mail Code 1982
P.O. Box 149347
Austin , Texas 78714-9347

Our phone number is 512-834-6628.

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Last Updated September 24, 2009