40 Tex. Admin. Code § 371.2 - Retired Status
(a) The Retired
Status is available for an occupational therapy practitioner whose only
practice is the provision of voluntary charity care without monetary
compensation.
(1) "Voluntary charity care"
means occupational therapy services provided as a volunteer with no
compensation.
(2) "Compensation"
means direct or indirect payment of anything of monetary value.
(3) The designation used by the retired
status licensee is Occupational Therapist Registered, Retired (OTR, Ret) or
Occupational Therapist, Retired (OT, Ret), or Certified Occupational Therapy
Assistant, Retired (COTA, Ret) or Occupational Therapy Assistant, Retired (OTA,
Ret).
(b) To be eligible
for retired status, a licensee must hold a current license on active or
inactive status or an active or inactive license that has been expired less
than one year. The license may only be put on retired status at the time of
renewal.
(c) Requirements for
initial retired status are:
(1) a completed
retired status form;
(2) a passing
score on the jurisprudence examination;
(3) completion of 6 hours of continuing
education as described in Chapter 367 of this title (relating to Continuing
Education) that includes training on human trafficking as described in that
chapter;
(4) the retired status fee
and any late fees that may be due; and
(5) a complete and legible set of
fingerprints submitted in the manner prescribed by the Board for the purpose of
obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public
Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The licensee is not required to
submit fingerprints under this section if the license holder has previously
submitted fingerprints under:
(A) Chapter 364
of this title (relating to Requirements for Licensure) for the initial issuance
of the license;
(B) Chapter 370 of
this title (relating to License Renewal) as part of a prior license renewal;
or
(C) Chapter 371 of this title
(relating to Inactive and Retired Status) as part of a prior license renewal or
change of license status.
(d) Requirements for renewal of retired
status. A licensee on retired status must renew every two years before the
expiration date. The retired occupational therapy practitioner shall submit:
(1) a completed retired status
form;
(2) a passing score on the
jurisprudence examination;
(3) the
retired status fee and any late fees that may be due;
(4) completion of 6 hours of continuing
education each license renewal period as described in Chapter 367 of this title
(relating to Continuing Education) that includes training on human trafficking
as described in that chapter; and
(5) a complete and legible set of
fingerprints submitted in the manner prescribed by the Board for the purpose of
obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public
Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The licensee is not required to
submit fingerprints under this section if the license holder has previously
submitted fingerprints under:
(A) Chapter 364
of this title (relating to Requirements for Licensure) for the initial issuance
of the license;
(B) Chapter 370 of
this title (relating to License Renewal) as part of a prior license renewal;
or
(C) Chapter 371 of this title
(relating to Inactive and Retired Status) as part of a prior license renewal or
change of license status.
(e) Requirements for return to active status.
A licensee who has been on retired status less than one year must submit the
active status renewal fee and the late fee as described in §
370.1 of this title (relating to
License Renewal) and 18 additional hours of continuing education as described
in Chapter 367 of this title (relating to Continuing Education). A licensee who
has been on retired status for one year or more must follow the procedures for
§
370.3 of this title (relating to
Restoration of Texas License).
(f)
The occupational therapy practitioner may continue to renew the retired status
license indefinitely.
(g) Licensees
on retired status are subject to the audit of continuing education as described
in §
367.3 of this title (relating to
Continuing Education Audit).
(h) A
retired occupational therapy practitioner is subject to disciplinary action
under the Occupational Therapy Practice Act.
(i) The retired status fees and any late fees
as set by the Executive Council are nonrefundable.
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