Tex.
Occ. Code Section 51.4011
Inactive Status
(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.(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.
Source:
Section 51.4011 — Inactive Status, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.51.htm#51.4011 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
