22 Tex. Admin. Code § 103.7 - Retired License Status
(a) Application.
(1) A holder of a valid and current Texas
dental hygiene license may apply to the Board to have the license placed on
retired status.
(2) A licensee must
apply to the Board for retired status, on a form prescribed by the Board,
before the expiration date of the person's Texas license.
(3) The Board shall deny a request to place a
license on retired status if there are any current or pending complaints or
disciplinary actions against the license holder.
(b) Reinstatement. The Board may reinstate a
retired Texas dental hygiene license to active status, provided the license
holder submits an application for reinstatement on a form prescribed by the
Board, pays the appropriate fees due at the time application is made, and meets
the requirements of this subsection.
(1) A
license holder who, at the time of application for reinstatement, is practicing
dental hygiene in another state, or territory outside of the United States, or
had practiced dental hygiene actively within the two years immediately
preceding the date of application, shall provide:
(A) verification of licensure and
disciplinary history from all state board(s) of dentistry where the licensee
has held a license;
(B) proof of
active practice within the two years preceding the application;
(C) proof that the licensee has taken and
passed the Texas jurisprudence assessment administered by the Board or an
entity designated by the Board within one year immediately prior to
application;
(D) proof of
successful completion of a current course in basic life support;
(E) proof of completion of 12 hours of
continuing education, taken within the 12 months preceding the date the
application is received by the Board. All hours shall be taken in accordance
with the requirements for continuing education as mandated by Chapter 104 of
this title (relating to Continuing Education); and
(F) proof of submission of fingerprints for
the retrieval of criminal history record information.
(2) A license holder who has not actively
practiced for at least two years immediately preceding the request for
reinstatement of a retired license shall provide:
(A) verification of licensure and
disciplinary history from all state board(s) of dentistry where the licensee
has held a license;
(B) proof that
the licensee has taken and passed the Texas jurisprudence assessment
administered by the Board or an entity designated by the Board within one year
immediately prior to application;
(C) proof of successful completion of a
current course in basic life support;
(D) proof of completion of 24 hours of
continuing education, of which a minimum of 12 hours must be clinical
(hands-on). All hours must have been taken within the 12 months preceding the
date the application is received by the Board and shall be taken in accordance
with the requirements for continuing education as mandated by Chapter 104 of
this title; and
(E) proof of
submission of fingerprints for the retrieval of criminal history record
information.
(3) A
license holder who applies to reenter active practice must comply with all
other applicable provisions of the Dental Practice Act and Board
rules.
(4) A license holder who
applies to reenter active practice must have been in compliance or satisfied
all conditions of any Board order that may have been in effect at the time
retired status was granted.
(5) The
Board may, in its discretion as necessary to safeguard public health and
safety, require compliance with other reasonable conditions in considering a
request to reenter active practice.
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