1. (a) A person may not operate as a service contracts provider, or offer to be a provider unless the person is either registered with the department or the service contracts offered are specifically exempt from Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1304.
2. (b) A registration expires one year from the date issued.

3. (c) An applicant for a provider registration must submit on department-approved forms:

   1. (1) a completed application;
   2. (2) a completed personal information form from each controlling person as defined in Texas Occupations Code §1304.0035;
   3. (3) a completed criminal history questionnaire from each controlling person as defined in Texas Occupations Code §1304.0035, if applicable;
   4. (4) the fee required under §77.80; and
   5. (5) proof of financial security required under §77.40.

4. (d) Within 30 days of a provider's initial registration date, the provider must submit a list of the following information:

   1. (1) website addresses where a consumer may purchase the provider's service contracts, as applicable;
   2. (2) the provider's administrator(s) as applicable, including each administrator's name, assumed name, street address, telephone number, and department registration number; and
   3. (3) the provider's service contracts sellers, except those excluded under Texas Occupations Code §1304.1025(c)(2), including each seller's name, assumed name, street address, and telephone number.
5. (e) A provider must report changes in its controlling person(s) within 30 days of the change on a department approved form, unless the change occurs within 30 days of the provider's renewal date. If the change occurs within 30 days of a provider's renewal, the provider may report it at the time of renewal on a department approved form(s).

Source Note:The provisions of this §77.20 adopted to be effective November 16, 2009, 34 TexReg 7791; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 1319; amended to be effective January 15, 2015, 40 TexReg 60; amended to be effective June 15, 2022, 47 TexReg 3455.