1. (a) Each Applicant must report promptly at the place of the examination.
2. (b) If an Applicant is scheduled for an examination and cannot appear, the applicant must notify the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners in writing, postmarked no later than ten (10) business days before the scheduled examination date. An Applicant who fails to appear or does not give the required ten (10) business days notice shall forfeit the examination fee and must re-apply with a new application and fee.
3. (c) An Applicant is allowed one emergency reschedule without having to re-apply with a new application and fee. An Applicant must request the emergency reschedule in writing with an explanation of the emergency, postmarked no later than 5 (five) business days after the examination date. Business or work schedule conflicts are not considered emergencies. If the Applicant does not reschedule the examination within the 5 (five) business days after the examination date, the Applicant must re-apply with a new application and fee.

4. (d) The following are considered excused emergencies:

   1. (1) Death in family;
   2. (2) Illness or hospitalization of Applicant or Applicant's immediate family;
   3. (3) Automobile accident on day of the examination;
   4. (4) Other reasons approved by the Chief Examiner.
5. (e) Emergencies will be subject to verification by the Chief Examiner.

Source Note:The provisions of this §363.4 adopted to be effective May 18, 1982, 7 TexReg 1748; amended to be effective August 25, 1993, 18 TexReg 5399; amended to be effective June 15, 1998, 23 TexReg 6226; amended to be effective January 30, 2001, 26 TexReg 973.