22 Tex. Admin. Code § 295.9 - Inactive License
(a) Placing a
license on inactive status. A person who is licensed by the board to practice
pharmacy but who is not eligible to renew the license for failure to comply
with the continuing education requirements of the Act, Chapter 559, Subchapter
A, and who is not engaged in the practice of pharmacy in this state, may place
the license on inactive status at the time of license renewal or during a
license period as follows:
(1) To place a
license on inactive status at the time of renewal, the licensee shall:
(A) complete and submit before the expiration
date a pharmacist license renewal application provided by the board;
(B) state on the renewal application that the
license is to be placed on inactive status and that the licensee shall not
practice pharmacy in Texas while the license is inactive; and
(C) pay the fee for renewal of the license as
specified in §
295.5 of this title (relating to
Pharmacist License or Renewal Fees).
(2) To place a license on inactive status at
a time other than the time of license renewal, the licensee shall:
(A) return the current renewal certificate to
the board;
(B) submit a signed
statement stating that the licensee shall not practice pharmacy in Texas while
the license is inactive, and the date the license is to be placed on inactive
status; and
(C) pay the fee for
issuance of an amended license as specified in §
295.5(e) of this
title (relating to Pharmacist License or Renewal Fees).
(b) Prohibition against practicing
pharmacy in Texas with an inactive license. A holder of a license that is on
inactive status shall not practice pharmacy in this state. The practice of
pharmacy by a holder of a license that is on inactive status constitutes the
practice of pharmacy without a license.
(c) Reactivation of an inactive license.
(1) A holder of a license that is on inactive
status may return the license to active status by:
(A) applying for active status on a form
prescribed by the board;
(B)
providing copies of completion certificates from approved continuing education
programs as specified in §
295.8(e) of this
title (relating to Continuing Education Requirements) for 30 hours including at
least one contact hour (0.1 CEU) related to Texas pharmacy laws or rules.
Approved continuing education earned within two years prior to the licensee
applying for the return to active status may be applied toward the continuing
education requirement for reactivation of the license but may not be counted
toward subsequent renewal of the license; and
(C) paying the fee specified in paragraph (2)
of this subsection.
(2)
If the application for reactivation of the license is made at the time of
license renewal, the applicant shall pay the license renewal fee specified in
§
295.5 of this title (relating to
Pharmacist License or Renewal Fees). If the application for reactivation of the
license is made at a time other than the time of license renewal, the applicant
shall pay the fee for issuance of an amended license to practice pharmacy as
specified in §
295.5(e) of this
title (relating to Pharmacist License or Renewal Fees).
(3) In an emergency caused by a natural or
manmade disaster or any other exceptional situation that causes an
extraordinary demand for pharmacist services, the executive director of the
board, in his/her discretion, may allow a pharmacist whose license has been
inactive for no more than two years to reactivate their license prior to
obtaining the required continuing education specified in paragraph (1)(B) of
this subsection, provided the pharmacist completes the continuing education
requirement within six months of reactivation of the license. If the required
continuing education is not provided within six months, the license shall
return to an inactive status.
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