Texas Life, Accident and Health: test day and accommodations
Texas Department of Insurance sets the rules for this exam and Pearson VUE delivers it. This sheet lists what their pages say, each with the day we read it. If a rule matters to you, open the linked page and confirm it before you book, because owners change rules without notice.
Offered in: English, Spanish.
Owner: Texas Department of Insurance; delivered by Pearson VUE (not PSI) · Read: · Source: Pearson VUE Texas Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook Oct 2024
Asking for an accommodation
This summarizes the process the owner or vendor describes. It is not a legal or medical opinion and it does not say who qualifies. Questions about your own situation go to the owner or vendor.
- How to ask for an accommodation
The handbook says the steps vary by test program sponsor. You start on Pearson VUE's accommodations page and choose your sponsor from the list. Questions go to Pearson VUE's ADA coordinator by email, listed in the handbook. Examples listed: a separate room, extra time, a reader or recorder.
Read . Source: Texas Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (Pearson VUE, October 2024 edition). Source: Pearson VUE testing accommodations.
- Approval before you book
Not stated on the page we read. The handbook does not say whether approval must come before booking. For English as a second language extra time it says not to make a reservation until Pearson VUE confirms approval by email.
Read . Source: Texas Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (Pearson VUE, October 2024 edition). Source: Pearson VUE testing accommodations.
- How long review takes
Not stated on the page we read. Neither the handbook nor the Pearson VUE page states a review time for Texas candidates.
Read . Source: Texas Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (Pearson VUE, October 2024 edition). Source: Pearson VUE testing accommodations.
- Documents the owner asks for
The handbook says documentation should show the condition and how it is expected to affect testing under standard conditions, which can include supporting documentation from the professional who diagnosed it, with their credentials, and a description of past accommodations. For English as a second language extra time (one and a half times the exam length) you send a request form with a letter from your English instructor or sponsoring company.
Read . Source: Texas Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (Pearson VUE, October 2024 edition).
On the day
- ID
Bring two current IDs with a signature: a primary government-issued photo ID and a secondary ID such as a Social Security card or a credit card. The name must match your registration exactly and the IDs must be in English. Pearson VUE refuses an expired ID even inside a state grace period.
Read . Source: Texas Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (Pearson VUE, October 2024 edition).
- Arrival and check-in
The handbook advises planning to arrive 30 minutes before your exam time at the test center.
Read . Source: Texas Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (Pearson VUE, October 2024 edition).
- Not allowed in the room
No personal items in the testing room: phones, other electronics, pagers, watches, wallets, purses, weapons, hats, bags, coats, books, notes, pens or pencils. Calculators are allowed only if silent, hand-held, non-printing and without an alphabetic keypad; financial calculators are not allowed and the test center does not supply one. No studying, visitors, food, drink, gum or smoking.
Read . Source: Texas Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (Pearson VUE, October 2024 edition).
- Online proctoring
Pearson VUE lists Texas Department of Insurance candidates as reserving an appointment in a physical test center. The page does not mention OnVUE online proctoring for these exams.
- Changing or cancelling
Call Pearson VUE at least 48 hours before the exam to change or cancel, or the fee is forfeited. If you are late or absent you can call within 14 days to ask for an excused absence for a listed reason.
Read . Source: Texas Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (Pearson VUE).
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