Sec. 242.310. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the department before the expiration date of the license. A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed.
(b) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.
(c) A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.
(d) A person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original license.
(e) A person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application may obtain a new license without reexamination. The person must pay to the department a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the license.
(f) Not later than the 31st day before the date a person's license is scheduled to expire, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the records of the department.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1280, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 1.21, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 242 - Convalescent and Nursing Facilities and Related Institutions
Subchapter I. Nursing Facility Administration
Section 242.302. Powers and Duties of Department and Executive Commissioner
Section 242.303. Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee
Section 242.305. Practicing Without a License
Section 242.306. License Application; Qualifications
Section 242.308. Licenses; Temporary License; Inactive Status
Section 242.309. Provisional License
Section 242.310. License Renewal
Section 242.311. Mandatory Continuing Education
Section 242.312. Complaint Receipt, Investigation, and Disposition
Section 242.314. Written Reprimand and Continuing Education as Sanctions
Section 242.315. Administrative Penalty as Sanction
Section 242.316. Notice and Hearing
Section 242.317. Informal Proceedings
Section 242.318. Monitoring of License Holder
Section 242.319. Civil Penalty
Section 242.320. Assistance of Attorney General
Section 242.322. Protection for Refusal to Engage in Certain Conduct