22 Tex. Admin. Code § 216.8 - Relicensure Process
(a) Renewal of
license.
(1) Upon renewal of the license, the
licensee shall sign a statement attesting that the CNE contact hours or
approved national nursing certification requirement has been met.
(2) The contact hours must have been
completed within the licensing period and by the time of application for
license renewal. Contact hours from a previous licensing period will not be
accepted. Additional contact hours earned may not be used for subsequent
licensure renewals.
(b)
Persons licensed by examination. A candidate licensed by examination shall be
exempt from the CNE contact hours or approved national nursing certification
requirement for issuance of the initial Texas license and for the immediate
licensing period following initial Texas licensure with the exception of
applicable targeted continuing competency requirements in §
216.3 of this chapter (relating to
Continuing Competency Requirements).
(c) Persons licensed by endorsement. An
applicant licensed by endorsement shall be exempt from the CNE contact hours or
approved national nursing certification requirement for issuance of the initial
Texas license and for the immediate licensing period following initial Texas
licensure with the exception of applicable targeted continuing competency
requirements in §
216.3 of this chapter (relating to
Continuing Competency Requirements).
(d) Delinquent license.
(1) A license that has been delinquent for
less than four years may be renewed by the licensee submitting proof of having
completed 20 contact hours of acceptable CNE or a current approved national
nursing certification in his or her prior area of practice within the two years
immediately preceding application for relicensure and by meeting all other
Board requirements. A licensee shall be exempt from the continuing competency
requirements for the immediate licensing period following renewal of the
delinquent license with the exception of applicable targeted continuing
competency requirements in §
216.3 of this chapter (relating to
Continuing Competency Requirements).
(2) A license that has been delinquent for
four or more years may be renewed upon completion of requirements listed in
§
217.6 of this title (relating to
Failure to Renew License).
(e) Reactivation of a license.
(1) A license that has been inactive for less
than four years may be reactivated by the licensee submitting proof of having
completed 20 contact hours of acceptable CNE or a current approved national
nursing certification in his or her prior area of practice within the two years
immediately preceding application for reactivation and by meeting all other
Board requirements. A licensee shall be exempt from the continuing competency
requirements for the immediate licensing period following reactivation of the
license with the exception of applicable targeted continuing competency
requirements in §
216.3 of this chapter (relating to
Continuing Competency Requirements).
(2) A license that has been inactive for four
or more years may be reactivated upon completion of requirements listed in
§
217.9 of this title (relating to
Inactive and Retired Status).
(f) Reinstatement of a license. A licensee
whose license has been revoked and subsequently applies for reinstatement must
show evidence that the continuing competency requirements and other Board
requirements have been met prior to reinstatement of the license by the
Board.
Notes
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