22 Tex. Admin. Code § 72.16 - Inactive Status
(a) On or before a
licensee's renewal date, a licensee not currently practicing chiropractic may
renew the license and request it be placed on inactive status.
(b) To continue on inactive status and
maintain a valid license, an inactive licensee shall renew the license and make
a new request for inactive status each renewal period.
(c) An inactive licensee is not required to
complete continuing education.
(d)
To place a license on inactive status at a time other than license renewal, a
licensee shall:
(1) return the current
renewal certificate to the Board; and
(2) submit a sworn statement stating the
licensee may not practice chiropractic in Texas while the license is inactive,
and the date the license is to be inactive.
(e) To reactivate a license which has been
inactive for less than 6 years, a licensee shall:
(1) apply to the Board for active
status;
(2) submit verification of
completing continuing education courses for the hours that would have been
required for renewal of a license; and
(3) pay the fee.
(f) Continuing education earned in the
calendar year before a licensee applies for reactivation may be applied to the
continuing education requirement.
(g) A licensee who has been inactive 6 years
or more may be reactivated only after passing the National Board of
Examination's Part IV or receiving a minimum score of 375 on the National Board
of Chiropractic Examiners' SPEC exam, and the Board's jurisprudence
exam.
(h) The Board may exempt a
licensee who has been inactive more than 6 years from subsection (g) of this
section if the licensee held an active unrestricted license in good standing in
another state or foreign jurisdiction.
(i) A licensee may not maintain an inactive
license for more than twenty years.
(j) A licensee practicing chiropractic in
Texas while inactive is practicing without a license and is subject to
disciplinary action.
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