Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Retired status means that a licensee is
providing physical therapy services only in the domain of voluntary charity
care.
(b) As used in the section:
(1) "voluntary charity care" means physical
therapy services provided for no compensation as a volunteer of a charitable
organization as defined in §
84.003 of the Texas
Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Charitable organizations include any bona
fide charitable, religious, prevention of cruelty to children or animals, youth
sports and youth recreational, neighborhood crime prevention or patrol, or
educational organization (excluding fraternities, sororities, and secret
societies), or other organization promoting the common good and general welfare
for the people in a community, including these types of organizations with a
§501(c)(3) or (4) exemption from federal income tax, some chambers of
commerce, and volunteer centers certified by the Department of Public
Safety.
(2) "compensation" means
direct or indirect payment of anything of monetary value.
(c) To be eligible for retired status, a
licensee must hold a current license on active or inactive status.
(d) Requirements for initiation of retired
status. The components required to put a license on retired status are:
(1) a completed retired status application
form;
(2) completion of
board-approved continuing competence activities for the current renewal
period;
(3) the retired status fee
and any late fees which may be due;
(4) a passing score on the jurisprudence
exam;
(5) 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
(6) 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) Requirements for renewal of retired
status. A licensee on retired status must renew the retired status every two
years on his/her license renewal date. The components required to renew the
retired status are:
(1) a completed retired
status application form;
(2)
completion of six units of board-approved continuing competence activities by
both PTs and PTAs;
(3) the retired
status renewal fee, and any late fees which may be due;
(4) a passing score on the jurisprudence
exam;
(5) 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
(6) 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.
(f) Requirements for reinstatement of active
status. A licensee on retired 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, 30 CCUs for PTs and 20 CCUs for PTAs;
(A) proof of voluntary charity care as
defined in (b)(1) of this section can count toward up to one-half (1/2) of the
continuing competence requirement;
(B) ten (10) hours of voluntary charity care
equals 1 CCU.
(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.
(g) A license may be maintained on retired
status indefinitely.
(h) A licensee
on retired status may use the designation "PT, retired" or "PTA, retired", as
appropriate.
(i) Licensees on
retired status are subject to the audit of continuing competence activities as
described in §
341.2
of this title, concerning Continuing Competence Requirements.
(j) Licensees providing voluntary charity
care are subject to the provisions of the Physical Therapy Practice Act and
Rules; and as such, violations could result in disciplinary action.
