Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 14 - TEXAS OPTOMETRY BOARD › Chapter 273 - GENERAL RULES › Section 273.8 - Renewal of License

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Expired
				license.
(1) If a license is not renewed on or
				before the expiration date, it becomes expired. All licenses renew on a
				biennial basis. Initial licenses expire on the second January 1 after the date
				the license is first issued.
(2) If
				a person's license has been expired for 90 days or less, the person may renew
				the license by paying to the Board the amount of one and one-half times the
				renewal fee.
(3) If a person's
				license has been expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year, the
				person may renew the license by paying to the Board the amount of two times the
				renewal fee.
(4) If a person's
				license has been expired for one year or longer, the person may not renew the
				license but may obtain a new license by reapplying and passing the
				jurisprudence exam and complying with the requirements and procedures for
				obtaining an initial license. However, the Board may reinstate a license
				without requiring reapplication and reexamination of the jurisprudence
				examination an expired license of a person who was previously licensed in
				Texas, is currently licensed in another state, and has been in practice for two
				years immediately preceding application for reinstatement. The person shall be
				required to furnish documentation of continuous practice for the two-year
				period and pay the renewal fee as established by subsection (a)(3) of this
				section. The person must furnish license verifications from each state in which
				the person is currently or previously licensed. A license renewal under this
				section is subject to the same requirements of §351.501 of the Act as a
				license applicant.
(5) For licenses
				expired for more than one year, if the person was not licensed as a therapeutic
				optometrist when the license expired, the person must also complete the
				requirements for therapeutic license in §§
										280.1-
				280.3 of this title (relating to
				Application for Certification Required; Education; Certified Therapeutic
				Optometrist Examination, respectively) prior to obtaining a new
				license.
(6) A licensee receiving a
				felony or misdemeanor criminal conviction as outlined under Occupations Code
				Chapter 53 shall report the conviction on the next license renewal. This
				requirement is in addition to the 30 day reporting requirement in §
										277.5 of this title (relating to
				Convictions). This paragraph does not require the reporting of a Class C
				Misdemeanor traffic violation. The failure of a licensee to report a criminal
				conviction is deceit, dishonesty and misrepresentation in the practice of
				optometry and authorizes the Board to take disciplinary action under
				§351.501 of the Act. The licensee shall furnish any document relating to
				the criminal conviction as requested by the Board.
(7) Only an active licensee who has provided
				a complete fingerprint criminal history report to the Board is eligible to
				renew a license.