22 Tex. Admin. Code § 273.7 - Inactive Licenses
(a) Placing a
license on inactive status. A person who is licensed by the Board to practice
optometry but who is not engaged in the practice of optometry in this state may
place the license on inactive status at the time of license renewal as follows.
The licensee shall:
(1) complete and submit
before the expiration date a license renewal application provided by the
Board;
(2) state on the renewal
application that the license is to be placed on inactive status and that the
licensee shall not practice optometry in Texas while the license is inactive;
and
(3) pay the fee for renewal of
license as specified in §
273.4 of this chapter (relating to
Fees (Not Refundable)). Penalty fees as provided by Section 351.304 of the Act,
will apply to those received after December 31 of the applicable renewal
period.
(b) Reactivation
of an Inactive License. A holder of a license that is on inactive status may
return the license to active status by:
(1)
applying for active status on a form prescribed by the Board;
(2) providing proof of completion
certificates from approved continuing education programs as specified in
Chapter 275 of this title (relating to Continuing Education Requirements) for
the number of hours that would otherwise have been required for the renewal of
the license. Approved continuing education earned within the two years prior to
the licensee applying for the return to active status may be applied toward the
continuing education requirement; and
(3) paying the license renewal fee specified
in §
273.4 of this chapter (relating to
Fees (Not Refundable)).
(c) Prohibition against practicing optometry
in Texas. A holder of a license that is on inactive status shall not practice
optometry in this state. The practice of optometry by a holder of a license
that is on inactive status constitutes the practice of optometry without a
license.
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