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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="1-228" title_number="1" title_name="Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <text>A health occupations board may not require as a condition for licensure, certification, or registration that an applicant:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Provide proof that the applicant is lawfully present in the United States, as allowed under 8 U.S.C. § 1621; or</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Have a Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number.</text>
  </level>
</section>
