1. (a) Upon written application to the commission, any licensed funeral director, embalmer or dual 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.
2. (b) 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 payment of 50% of the current renewal fee charged licensees not in a retired status, plus show compliance with continuing education requirements or pay a $300 continuing education non-compliance fee. Fees are non-refundable.
3. (c) An individual may not convert from a retired active status to a retired inactive status until his regular license renewal period.
4. (d) Any individual holding a retired inactive status license will be subject to disciplinary action if the individual performs, for compensation, any act of funeral directing and/or embalming.
5. (e) Proof of disability will be required. Certification from an organization such as 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. Submission of required documentation does not imply a guarantee of acceptance of documentation.

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; amended to be effective December 23, 2001, 26 TexReg 10283; amended to be effective March 5, 2003, 28 TexReg 1887.