(a) An individual enrolled in or planning to enroll in chiropractic school who believes the individual may be ineligible for a license due to a conviction or deferred adjudication for a felony or misdemeanor offense may request a criminal history evaluation letter from the Board.     
      (b) An individual requesting a letter shall submit:      
        (1) a completed request form;       
        (2) a statement of the basis for the possible ineligibility;       
        (3) the required fee;       
        (4) official copies of court documentation of the conviction or deferred adjudication; and       
        (5) a statement by the vendor submitting the individual's fingerprints to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that the individual requested a criminal history report be submitted to the Board.       
      (c) The Board may request additional information from an individual to complete the evaluation.     
      (d) An individual shall timely respond to requests for additional information.     
      (e) The Board shall issue a letter with the Board's determination within 90 days of the final receipt of the items in subsection (b) and the criminal history report.     
      (f) In the letter, the Board shall state either that the individual is eligible or ineligible for a license.     
      (g) If it determines the individual is ineligible, the Board shall state the grounds for the ineligibility.     
      (h) The Board shall state in an evaluation letter that the Board's determination is limited to the law in effect and the facts known on the date the letter is issued.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §72.12 adopted to be effective March 12, 2020, 45 TexReg 1711