1. (a) Acupuncturists licensed under the Act shall register annually and pay a fee. An acupuncturist may renew an unexpired license by submitting the required form and by paying the required renewal fee to the acupuncture board on or before November 30 of each year. The fee shall accompany a written application which legibly sets forth the licensee's name, mailing address, the place or places where the licensee is engaged in the practice of acupuncture, and other necessary information prescribed by the acupuncture board.
2. (b) Falsification of an affidavit or submission or false information to obtain renewal of a license shall subject an acupuncturist to denial of a license renewal or to discipline pursuant to §205.351 of the Act.
3. (c) If the renewal fee and completed application form are not received on or before November 30 of each year, penalty fees will be imposed as outlined in §175.2 of this title (relating to Fees, Penalties, and Applications).

Source Note:The provisions of this §183.5 adopted to be effective May 16, 1994, 19 TexReg 3366; amended to be effective September 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 9217; amended to be effective January 6, 2002, 26 TexReg 10866.