Sec. 604.151. CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. (a) A certificate to practice respiratory care must be renewed biennially.
(b) The advisory board by rule may adopt a system under which certificates expire on various dates during the year. For the year in which the certificate expiration date is changed, the advisory board shall prorate certificate fees on a monthly basis so that each certificate holder pays only that portion of the certificate fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the certificate is valid. On renewal of the certificate on the new expiration date, the total certificate renewal fee is payable.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.341(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 167 (H.B. 102), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 167 (H.B. 102), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.199, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.172, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment
Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners
Subchapter D. Renewal of Certificate or Temporary Permit
Section 604.151. Certificate Renewal
Section 604.152. Notice of Certificate Renewal
Section 604.1521. Procedure for Renewal
Section 604.1522. Renewal of Certificate by Out-of-State Practitioner
Section 604.1523. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for Renewal
Section 604.153. Issuance of Renewal Certificate
Section 604.154. Continuing Education Requirements
Section 604.156. Inactive Status