1. (a) Biennial renewal. Licensees are required to renew their licenses every two years by the end of the month in which they were originally licensed. A licensee may not provide physical therapy services without a current license or renewal certificate in hand. If a license expires after all required items are submitted, but before the licensee receives the renewal certificate, the licensee may not provide physical therapy services. A licensee who completes the renewal process online prior to the expiration of his license may use the printed transaction receipt in lieu of the renewal certificate for the period of time specified on the receipt.

2. (b) General requirements. The renewal application is not complete until all required items are received by the board. The components required for license renewal are:

   1. (1) a signed renewal application form or the online equivalent, documenting completion of board-approved continuing competence activities, as described in §341.2 of this title (relating to Continuing Competence Requirements);
   2. (2) the renewal fee, and any late fees which may be due; and
   3. (3) a passing score on the jurisprudence examination.
3. (c) Notification of license expiration. The board will send notification to each licensee at least 30 days prior to the license expiration date. The licensee bears the responsibility for ensuring that the license is renewed.

4. (d) Late renewal. A renewal application is late if all required items are not postmarked prior to the expiration date of the license. Licensees who do not submit all required items prior to the expiration date are subject to late fees as described.

   1. (1) If the license has been expired for 90 days or less, the late fee is one-half of the examination fee for the license.
   2. (2) If the license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the late fee is equal to the examination fee for the license. Licensees who are more than 90 days late in renewing a license are not included in the audit as described in §341.2 of this title, and must submit documentation of completion of continuing competence activities at time of renewal.
   3. (3) If the license has been expired for one year or longer, the person may not renew the license. To obtain a new license, the applicant must take and pass the national examination again and comply with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license set by §329.1 of this title (relating to General Licensure Requirements and Procedures).

Source Note:The provisions of this §341.1 adopted to be effective February 18, 2001, 26 TexReg 1339; amended to be effective August 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 6022; amended to be effective September 18, 2005, 30 TexReg 5801; amended to be effective July 21, 2010, 35 TexReg 6285; amended to be effective April 4, 2011, 36 TexReg 2128.