1. (a) An application for a temporary permit shall be made on a form prescribed by the board and submitted to the executive director for approval.

   1. (1) The application must contain:

      1. (A) the identity of the person;
      2. (B) the identity of the firm;
      3. (C) the firm address;
      4. (D) a list of all partners or individuals of the firm who will be practicing in Texas under provisions of the permit;
      5. (E) a verification by the state or country that has permanent regulatory authority over the individual and the partnership, and/or professional corporation is in good standing and is licensed to practice public accountancy in that state or country.
   2. (2) The application must be submitted with the requisite fee.
   3. (3) Upon approval of the application the board shall issue a temporary permit to be valid for not more than 180 days. The board may not issue more than one permit to a person or firm during any three-year period.
2. (b) A person coming into this state to perform a peer review or report review under an approved quality review program is exempt from obtaining a temporary permit but must conduct the review in conformity with the Act, the laws of Texas and the Board's Rules of Professional Conduct.

Source Note:The provisions of this §517.2 adopted to be effective November 1, 1989, 14 TexReg 5558; amended to be effective August 13, 1996, 21 TexReg 7378; amended to be effective February 29, 2000, 25 TexReg 1630.