Texas Occupations Code 51.4011 – Inactive Status
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(a) The commission may adopt rules to allow a license holder to place a license issued by the department on inactive status by:
(1) submitting, on a form prescribed by the department, an application for inactive status to the department not later than the expiration date of the license; and
(2) paying the required fee.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a person whose license is on inactive status is not required to complete continuing education required under this chapter, a law establishing a program regulated by the department, or a rule adopted by the commission.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 51.4011
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A person whose license is on inactive status may reapply for inactive status before the expiration date of the license. The person must pay the required fee.
(d) A person whose license is on inactive status may not engage in any activity for which the license is required.
(e) A license holder may not employ a person for an activity for which a license is required if the person’s license is on inactive status.
(f) A person whose license is on inactive status may return the license to active status by:
(1) applying to the department for active status on a form prescribed by the department;
(2) paying the required fee; and
(3) providing evidence satisfactory to the department that the person has completed the number of hours of continuing education that would otherwise have been required for a renewal of an active license for the preceding license period.
(g) The commission may set fees and adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.