- (a) Upon written application to the commission, any licensee aged 65 or older or who has a disability of 75% or greater will be placed in a retired active or retired inactive status. Such application will be accepted only at the time of that individual's regularly scheduled license renewal.
- (b) Any individual, aged 65 or older or who has a disability of 75% or greater, who has formerly held a license which has lapsed, may apply for a retired inactive status license so long as the original license was in good standing at the time it was allowed to lapse. This individual may not convert to a retired active status without payment of all back fees and penalties, or if the license has been lapsed for more than five years, the individual must also pass the appropriate written and/or practical examination before converting to retired active status.
- (c) Subject to the limitations in subsection (b) of this section, any individual holding a retired inactive status license may convert at any time to a retired active status license upon written notification to the commission and the payment of 50% of the current registration fee charged licensees not in a retired status.
- (d) An individual may not convert from a retired active status to a retired inactive status until his regular license renewal period.
- (e) Any individual holding a retired inactive status license will be subject to disciplinary action if he performs, for compensation, any act of funeral directing and/or embalming.
- (f) Proof of disability will be required. Certification from an organization such as the Veteran's Administration, the United States armed forces, a state, county, or local government agency, or competent medical authority may be submitted to the commission. If the commission questions the validity of the certification, a certification from a second source may be required.
Source Note:The provisions of this §201.12 adopted to be effective December 4, 1989, 14 TexReg 6129; amended to be effective December 6, 1991, 16 TexReg 6749.