SECTION 555.34. License Renewal

(a) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) notifies a licensee of the license expiration date and renewal requirements at least 31 days before the license expires.

(b) A licensee who does not receive a renewal notice must renew the license before the license expires.

(c) A licensee seeking renewal must submit the following to HHSC, on or before the date the license expires:

(1) a complete License Renewal form;

(2) the renewal fee;

(3) proof of completion of 40 hours of continuing education, as required by §555.35 of this subchapter (relating to Continuing Education Requirements for License Renewal); and

(4) fingerprints for a Texas Department of Public Safety criminal conviction report and fingerprint card.

(d) HHSC uses the date the completed renewal application is submitted online to determine if a renewal application is on time.

(e) HHSC issues a two-year license renewal card to eligible licensees who meet the requirements in subsection (c) of this section.

(f) HHSC may deny a license renewal according to §555.37 of this subchapter (relating to Denial of License Renewal).

Source Note: The provisions of this §555.34 adopted to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 4233; amended to be effective June 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 2795; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1880; amended to be effective November 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 7791