Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) License renewals for individuals shall be
as follows:
(1) Licenses for individuals have
staggered expiration dates based on the last day of the individual's birth
month. The license will be issued for a 12-month period following the initial
licensing period.
(2) An
individual's license will not be renewed if the individual has not earned the
required CPE credits, has not completed all required parts of the renewal, has
not completed the affidavit affirming the renewal submitted is correct or has
not provided the required fingerprinting unless it has been previously
submitted to the board.
(3) At
least 30 days before the expiration of an individual's license, the board shall
send notice of the impending license expiration to the individual at the last
known address according to board records. Failure to receive notice does not
relieve the licensee from the responsibility to timely renew nor excuse or
otherwise affect the renewal deadlines imposed on the licensee.
(b) A licensee is exempt from any
penalty or increased fee imposed by the board for failing to renew the license
in a timely manner if the individual establishes to the satisfaction of board
staff that the individual failed to renew the license because the individual
was serving as a military service member. In addition, the military service
member has an additional two years to complete any other requirement related to
the renewal of the military service member's license.
(c) License renewal requirements for firm
offices shall be as follows:
(1) Licenses for
offices of firms have staggered expiration dates for payment of fees, which are
due the last day of a board assigned renewal month. All offices of a firm will
have the same renewal month. All offices of a firm will be issued a license for
a 12-month period following the initial licensing period.
(2) At least 30 days before the expiration of
a firm's office license, the board shall send notice of the impending license
expiration to the main office of the firm at the last known address according
to the records of the board. Failure to receive notice does not relieve the
firm from the responsibility to timely renew nor excuse or otherwise affect the
renewal deadlines imposed on the firm.
(3) A firm's office license shall not be
renewed unless the sole proprietor, each partner, officer, director, or
shareholder of the firm who is listed as a member of the firm and who is
certified or registered under the Act has a current individual license. This
does not apply to firms providing work pursuant to the practice privilege
provisions of this title.
(4) If a
firm is subject to peer review, then a firm's office license shall not be
renewed unless the office has met the peer review requirements as defined in
Chapter 527 of this title (relating to Peer Review).
(d) A firm and individual are subject to
Section 161.0085 of the Health and Safety Code, which prohibits a business from
requiring a client to provide any documentation certifying the client's
COVID-19 vaccination or post-transmission recovery in order to gain access or
to receive services from the firm.
