Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Inactive status
indicates the voluntary termination of the right or privilege to practice
physical therapy in Texas. The Board may allow a licensee who is not actively
engaged in the practice of physical therapy in Texas to inactivate the license
instead of renewing it at time of renewal. A licensee may remain on inactive
status for no more than six consecutive years.
(b) Requirements for initiation of inactive
status. The components required to put a license on inactive status are:
(1) a signed renewal application form,
documenting completion of board-approved continuing competence activities for
the current renewal period, as described in §
341.2
of this title (relating to Continuing Competence Requirements);
(2) the inactive fee, and any late fees which
may be due; and
(3) a passing score
on the jurisprudence exam.
(c) Requirements for renewal of inactive
status. An inactive licensee must renew the inactive status every two years.
The components required to maintain the inactive status are:
(1) a signed renewal application form,
documenting completion of board-approved continuing competence activities for
the current renewal period, as described in §
341.2
of this title;
(2) the inactive
renewal fee, and any late fees which may be due; and
(3) a passing score on the jurisprudence
exam.
(d) Requirements
for reinstatement of active status. A licensee on inactive status may request a
return to active status at any time. The components required to return to
active status are:
(1) a signed renewal
application form, documenting completion of board-approved continuing
competence activities for the current renewal period, as described in §
341.2
of this title;
(2) the renewal fee,
and any late fees which may be due;
(3) a passing score on the jurisprudence
exam;
(4) successful completion of
a human trafficking prevention course approved by the executive commissioner of
the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The course must be a minimum
of one contact hour in order to claim CCU credit; and
(5) a criminal history record report from the
Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation obtained
through fingerprinting. A licensee is not required to submit fingerprints for
the renewal of the license if the licensee has previously submitted
fingerprints under:
(A) Section 329.1, for
the initial issuance of the license; or
(B) Chapter 341, License Renewal as part of a
prior license renewal or restoration.
(e) Licensees on inactive status are subject
to the audit of continuing education as described in §
341.2
of this title.
