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Licensing committee weighs remediation policy for repeated exam failures and approves College of the Mainland RDA course
Summary
The Licensing Committee reviewed remediation approaches for candidates who fail clinical licensure exams and directed staff to draft proposed rule language to simplify approval and reduce the need for board-level preapproval; the committee also approved College of the Mainland’s application to offer an RDA course.
The Licensing Committee used its Feb. 20 session to review how other jurisdictions and regional examining agencies handle remediation for applicants who fail clinical licensure examinations multiple times. Staff summarized results from queries to several examining boards and noted most jurisdictions are moving away from board-approved remediation and toward examiner- or agency-administered remediation programs.
Miss Mendez (agency staff) summarized the current Texas policy: an applicant who fails three general-dentistry clinical examination attempts must…
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