1. (a) Requirements for Inactive Status. Inactive status indicates the voluntary termination of the right or privilege to practice physical therapy in Texas by a licensee in good standing with the board. A licensee who is not actively engaged in the practice of physical therapy in the state may request a change to inactive status, to be effective on the next license renewal date.

   1. (1) To be put on inactive status, the licensee must notify the board in writing and submit the inactive fee as adopted by the executive council. The written request and the fee must be received prior to the expiration date of the license.
   2. (2) If the inactive status requirements are not met prior to the expiration date of the license, the licensee is subject to late renewal fees as adopted by the executive council.
   3. (3) A licensee on inactive status must fulfill the continuing education requirements set for active license renewal for each two-year renewal period the license is inactive, including the one in which the inactive status is requested.
   4. (4) A licensee on inactive status must notify the board by the end of each renewal period of his/her intention to remain on inactive status. If the licensee does not notify the board prior to the license expiration date, the inactive licensee is subject to late renewal fees as adopted by the executive council.
   5. (5) A licensee may remain on inactive status for no more than six consecutive years (three renewal periods). A licensee may petition the board in writing for an extension of inactive status for more than six years.

2. (b) Reinstatement of active status. A licensee on inactive status may request a return to active status at any time. After the licensee has fulfilled the requirements for reinstatement, the board will send a renewal certificate for the current two-year renewal period to the licensee. To return to active status, a licensee must submit the following listed in paragraphs (1) - (4) of this subsection:

   1. (1) a successfully completed jurisprudence exam;
   2. (2) the license renewal fee for the current renewal period;
   3. (3) a completed and notarized reinstatement application; and

   4. (4) proof of the required amount of continuing education for each two-year renewal period on inactive status, including the current period and the renewal period prior to the effective date of the inactive status. Alternatively, the licensee applying for reinstatement to active status may substitute for the continuing education requirements one of the following actions listed in subparagraphs (A) - (C) of this paragraph:

      1. (A) re-take and pass the national licensure exam;
      2. (B) attend a university review course pre-approved by the board; or
      3. (C) complete an internship (equal to 150 hours of continuing education) pre-approved by the board.

Source Note:The provisions of this §341.8 adopted to be effective July 19, 1998, 23 TexReg 7365; amended to be effective April 15, 1999, 24 TexReg 2937; amended to be effective August 20, 2000, 25 TexReg 8030.