1. (a) When a licensee has offered the surrender of that person's license in response to a complaint, the department will consider whether to accept the surrender of the license. A licensee will be deemed to have offered the surrender of that person's license in response to a complaint when the surrender is offered after the licensee has received notice that a complaint has been received by the department. A licensee will be deemed to have received notice that a complaint has been received by the department three days after a letter notifying the licensee is mailed by the department.
2. (b) Surrender of a license without the department's acceptance thereof shall not deprive the department of jurisdiction under the Act, this subchapter, or other applicable law.
3. (c) When the department accepts the surrender of a license offered in response to a complaint, the license surrender is deemed to be the result of a formal disciplinary action and an order shall be prepared accepting the license surrender on that basis.
4. (d) If the department accepts the surrender of a license offered in response to a complaint, the person is not eligible to apply for a license, registration, or certification under this subchapter for a minimum of two years after the date of acceptance of the surrender.

Source Note:The provisions of this §562.29 adopted to be effective August 9, 2012, 37 TexReg 5788; transferred effective January 31, 2025, as published in the January 10, 2025, issue of the Texas Register, 50 TexReg 431.