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by v-rog
Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:12 am
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Psychiatric Conundrum
Replies: 6
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Re: Psychiatric Conundrum

Jumping Frog is correct. The best thing to do is to be proactive and talk to your doctor. Request a letter from him/her. The two KEY concepts that s/he needs to communicate in the letter are found in subsection F (below). Once your entire application is complete and DPS receives it, it will be forwarded to the Medical Review Board. If everything is in order, you will get a quicker decision than having to wait for the board to request information from your doctor. Also, if you talk to your doctor and s/he is not willing to write such a letter, then you will have your answer right then. Good luck.

(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a person who has previously been diagnosed as suffering from a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subsection (d) or listed in Subsection (e) is not because of that disorder or condition incapable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun if the person provides the department with a certificate from a licensed physician whose primary practice is in the field of psychiatry stating that the psychiatric disorder or condition is in remission and is not reasonably likely to develop at a future time.

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