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TX Occ Code § 604.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter C. Certificate and Temporary Permit Requirements|Section 604.110. Delegation of Authority to Issue Certificate or Temporary Permit

Sec. 604.110.  DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OR TEMPORARY PERMIT.  The advisory board may delegate authority to medical board employees to issue certificates or temporary permits under this chapter to applicants who clearly meet all applicable requirements.  If the medical board employees determine that the applicant does not clearly meet all applicable requirements, the application must be returned to the advisory board.  A certificate or temporary permit issued under this section does not require formal advisory board approval.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.171, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|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

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.|
TX Occ Code § 604.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. Renewal of Certificate or Temporary Permit|Section 604.152. Notice of Certificate Renewal

Sec. 604.152.  NOTICE OF CERTIFICATE RENEWAL.  (a)  Not later than the 30th day before the expiration date of a person's certificate, the advisory board shall mail a renewal notice to the person at the person's last known address.(b)  To renew a certificate, the certificate holder must:(1)  complete the renewal notice and return the notice with the renewal fee to the advisory board on or before the expiration date; and(2)  meet any other requirement established by advisory board rule.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.173, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.1521 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. Renewal of Certificate or Temporary Permit|Section 604.1521. Procedure for Renewal

Sec. 604.1521.  PROCEDURE FOR RENEWAL.  (a)  A person whose certificate has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the certificate by paying to the advisory board a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.(b)  A person whose certificate has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the certificate by paying to the advisory board a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.(c)  A person whose certificate has been expired for one year or more may not renew the certificate.  The person may obtain a new certificate by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original certificate.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.340(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.174, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.1522 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. Renewal of Certificate or Temporary Permit|Section 604.1522. Renewal of Certificate by Out-of-State Practitioner

Sec. 604.1522.  RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER.  (a)  A person who was certified in this state, moved to another state, and is currently certified and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application may obtain a new certificate without reexamination.(b)  The person must pay to the advisory board a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the certificate.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.340(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.175, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.1523 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. Renewal of Certificate or Temporary Permit|Section 604.1523. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for Renewal

Sec. 604.1523.  CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR RENEWAL.  (a)  An applicant for renewal of a certificate or temporary permit shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history check of the applicant as provided by Section 604.1031.(b)  The advisory board may not renew the certificate or temporary permit of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).(c)  A person is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of a certificate or temporary permit if the person has previously submitted fingerprints under:(1)  Section 604.1031 for the initial issuance of the certificate or permit; or(2)  this section as part of a prior renewal of a certificate or permit.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.176, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. Renewal of Certificate or Temporary Permit|Section 604.153. Issuance of Renewal Certificate

Sec. 604.153.  ISSUANCE OF RENEWAL CERTIFICATE.  (a)  The advisory board shall issue to the certificate holder a certificate for the renewal period on receipt of the completed renewal notice and other information required by advisory board rule and payment of the renewal fee.(b)  The renewal is valid for the period stated on the renewal certificate.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.177, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. Renewal of Certificate or Temporary Permit|Section 604.154. Continuing Education Requirements

Sec. 604.154.  CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The advisory board shall establish for the renewal of a certificate uniform continuing education requirements of not less than 12 or more than 24 continuing education hours for each renewal period.(b)  The advisory board may adopt rules relating to meeting the continuing education requirements in a hardship situation.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 167 (H.B. 102), Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.200, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.178, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. Renewal of Certificate or Temporary Permit|Section 604.156. Inactive Status

Sec. 604.156.  INACTIVE STATUS.  (a)  A respiratory care practitioner who does not practice respiratory care during a renewal period and who notifies the advisory board that the practitioner is not practicing respiratory care is not required to pay the renewal fee until the practitioner resumes practice.(b)  To resume the practice of respiratory care, the practitioner must:(1)  notify the advisory board;(2)  satisfy requirements adopted by the advisory board; and(3)  pay the reinstatement fee and the renewal fee for the renewal period in which the practitioner will resume practice.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.201, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.179, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. Renewal of Certificate or Temporary Permit|Section 604.157. Renewal of Temporary Permit

Sec. 604.157.  RENEWAL OF TEMPORARY PERMIT.  (a)  Before the expiration of a temporary permit, the permit holder may apply for renewal of the temporary permit.(b)  The advisory board may renew a temporary permit for not more than one additional period, pending compliance with this chapter and advisory board rules.  The additional period may not be less than six months or more than 12 months.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.202, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.180, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. Renewal of Certificate or Temporary Permit|Section 604.158. Refusal for Violation of Board Order

Sec. 604.158.  REFUSAL FOR VIOLATION OF BOARD ORDER.  The advisory board may refuse to renew a certificate or temporary permit issued under this chapter if the certificate or permit holder is in violation of an advisory board order.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 567 (S.B. 674), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 604.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. -1. Complaints and Investigative Information|Section 604.171. Complaint Information and Status

Sec. 604.171.  COMPLAINT INFORMATION AND STATUS.  (a)  The advisory board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the advisory board.  The advisory board shall maintain:(1)  information about the parties to the complaint and the subject matter of the complaint;(2)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and(3)  information about the disposition of the complaint.(b)  The advisory board shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.(c)  If a written complaint is filed with the advisory board relating to a certificate or temporary permit holder, the advisory board, as often as quarterly and until final determination of the action to be taken on the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an active investigation.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.181, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.172 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. -1. Complaints and Investigative Information|Section 604.172. Conduct of Investigation

Sec. 604.172.  CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION.  The advisory board shall complete a preliminary investigation of a complaint filed with the advisory board not later than the 45th day after the date of receiving the complaint.  The advisory board shall first determine whether the person constitutes a continuing threat to the public welfare.  On completion of the preliminary investigation, the advisory board shall determine whether to officially proceed on the complaint.  If the advisory board fails to complete the preliminary investigation in the time required by this section, the advisory board's official investigation of the complaint is considered to commence on that date.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.181, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.173 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. -1. Complaints and Investigative Information|Section 604.173. Access to Complaint Information

Sec. 604.173.  ACCESS TO COMPLAINT INFORMATION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the advisory board shall provide a person who is the subject of a formal complaint filed under this chapter with access to all information in its possession that the advisory board intends to offer into evidence in presenting its case in chief at the contested hearing on the complaint, subject to any other privilege or restriction established by rule, statute, or legal precedent.  The advisory board shall provide the information not later than the 30th day after receipt of a written request from the person or the person's counsel, unless good cause is shown for delay.(b)  The advisory board is not required to provide:(1)  advisory board investigative reports;(2)  investigative memoranda;(3)  the identity of a nontestifying complainant;(4)  attorney-client communications;(5)  attorney work product; or(6)  other material covered by a privilege recognized by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Texas Rules of Evidence.(c)  Providing information under this section does not constitute a waiver of privilege or confidentiality under this chapter or other law.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.181, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.174 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. -1. Complaints and Investigative Information|Section 604.174. Health Care Entity Request for Information

Sec. 604.174.  HEALTH CARE ENTITY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.  On the written request of a health care entity, the advisory board shall provide to the entity:(1)  information about a complaint filed against a person that was resolved after investigation by:(A)  a disciplinary order of the advisory board; or(B)  an agreed settlement; and(2)  the basis of and current status of any complaint that has been referred by the executive director of the medical board for enforcement action.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.181, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.175 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. -1. Complaints and Investigative Information|Section 604.175. Confidentiality of Investigative Information

Sec. 604.175.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.  A complaint, adverse report, investigation file, other report, or other investigative information in the possession of or received or gathered by the advisory board, the medical board, or an employee or agent of the medical board relating to a certificate or temporary permit holder, an application for a certificate or temporary permit, or a criminal investigation or proceeding is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person other than the advisory board, the medical board, or an employee or agent of the advisory board or medical board involved in discipline under this chapter.  For purposes of this section, "investigative information" includes information related to the identity of a person performing or supervising compliance monitoring for the advisory board or medical board and a report prepared by the person related to compliance monitoring.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.181, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.176 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter D. -1. Complaints and Investigative Information|Section 604.176. Permitted Disclosure of Investigative Information

Sec. 604.176.  PERMITTED DISCLOSURE OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.  (a)  Investigative information in the possession of the advisory board, the medical board, or an employee or agent of the medical board that relates to the discipline of a certificate or temporary permit holder may be disclosed to:(1)  a licensing authority in another state or country in which the certificate or temporary permit holder is licensed, certified, or permitted or has applied for a license, certification, or permit; or(2)  a medical peer review committee reviewing:(A)  an application for privileges; or(B)  the qualifications of the certificate holder or person with respect to retaining privileges.(b)  If investigative information in the possession of the advisory board, the medical board, or an employee or agent of the medical board indicates that a crime may have been committed, the advisory board or medical board, as appropriate, shall report the information to the proper law enforcement agency.  The advisory board and medical board shall cooperate with and assist each law enforcement agency conducting a criminal investigation of a certificate or temporary permit holder by providing information relevant to the investigation.  Confidential information disclosed to a law enforcement agency under this subsection remains confidential and may not be disclosed by the law enforcement agency except as necessary to further the investigation.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.181, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter E. Prohibited Practices and Disciplinary Procedures|Section 604.201. Disciplinary Action

Sec. 604.201.  DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  (a)  For a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the advisory board may:(1)  deny, suspend, suspend on an emergency basis, restrict, revoke, or refuse to renew a certificate or temporary permit;(2)  place the certificate or permit holder on probation under conditions set by the advisory board; or(3)  reprimand the certificate or permit holder.(b)  The advisory board shall take disciplinary action authorized under Subsection (a) if the advisory board determines that a person who holds a certificate or temporary permit:(1)  is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring, renewing, or attempting to procure a certificate or temporary permit;(2)  is unfit or incompetent because of negligence or another cause of incompetency;(3)  is addicted to or has improperly obtained, possessed, used, or distributed a habit-forming drug or narcotic or is habitually intemperate in the use of alcoholic beverages;(4)  is guilty of dishonest or unethical conduct as determined by the advisory board;(5)  has practiced respiratory care after the person's certificate or temporary permit has expired;(6)  has practiced respiratory care under a certificate or temporary permit illegally or fraudulently obtained or issued;(7)  has practiced respiratory care without the direction of a qualified medical director or other licensed physician;(8)  has violated this chapter or aided or abetted another in violating this chapter; or(9)  has violated:(A)  a rule adopted under this chapter;(B)  an order of the advisory board previously entered in a disciplinary proceeding; or(C)  an order to comply with a subpoena issued under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.182, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.2011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter E. Prohibited Practices and Disciplinary Procedures|Section 604.2011. Surrender of Certificate or Temporary Permit

Sec. 604.2011.  SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE OR TEMPORARY PERMIT.  (a)  The advisory board may accept the voluntary surrender of a certificate or temporary permit.  A person who has surrendered a certificate or temporary permit may not engage in activities that require a certificate or permit, and the advisory board may not return the certificate or permit to the person, until the person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the advisory board that the person is able to resume practice as a respiratory care practitioner.(b)  The advisory board shall by rule establish guidelines for determining when a person is competent to resume practice as a respiratory care practitioner.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.183, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 604.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle K - Professions Related to Use of Certain Medical Equipment|Chapter 604 - Respiratory Care Practitioners|Subchapter E. Prohibited Practices and Disciplinary Procedures|Section 604.202. Emergency Suspension

Sec. 604.202.  EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.  (a)  The presiding officer of the advisory board shall appoint a three-member disciplinary panel consisting of advisory board members to determine whether a certificate or permit should be temporarily suspended.(a-1)  The disciplinary panel shall temporarily suspend a certificate or temporary permit issued under this chapter on a determination that continued practice by a certificate or temporary permit holder would constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare.(b)  A certificate or temporary permit may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:(1)  action is taken to initiate proceedings for a hearing before the advisory board simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and(2)  a hearing is held as soon as practicable under this chapter and Chapter 2001, Government Code.(c)  Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the disciplinary panel may hold a meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and convening of the panel at one location is inconvenient for any member of the panel.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.184, eff. September 1, 2015.|