| (a) Unless otherwise indicated, an applicant must submit
all required information and documentation of credentials on department-approved
forms.
(b) An applicant must complete all licensing requirements
within one year from the date the application was submitted. After
that year an applicant will be required to submit a new application
and all required materials in addition to paying a new application
fee.
(c) An applicant must submit the following required
documentation:
(1) a completed application on a department-approved
form;
(2) the supervisor's agreement form that has been completed
by the apprentice permit holder and the supervisor(s), unless previously
submitted to the department; and
(3) the initial application fee required under §112.110.
(d) An applicant for a hearing instrument fitter and
dispenser license must submit a completed legible set of fingerprints,
on a form prescribed by the department, to the Department of Public
Safety or its designee, in a manner prescribed by the Department of
Public Safety, for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record
information. An applicant must successfully pass a criminal history
background check pursuant to Occupations Code, Chapters 51 and 53,
and the department's criminal conviction guidelines.
(e) Surety Bond or Other Acceptable Form of Financial
Security.
(1) The applicant's employer, who is subject to §112.60,
must provide the applicant with a surety bond or other acceptable
form of financial security. The applicant must submit the surety bond
or other financial security to the department with the license application.
(2) As an alternative to subsection (e)(1), the applicant's
employer, who is subject to §112.60, may submit the surety bond
or other acceptable form of financial security directly to the department
on behalf of itself and the applicant. The employer must submit the
prescribed form that identifies the applicant who is covered under
the surety bond or other financial security.
(3) The surety bond or other acceptable form of financial
security must be received on or before the date of issuance of the
applicant's license.
(f) The commission or executive director may deny an
application based on the grounds for denial under Texas Occupations
Code §402.501.
(g) The commission or department shall deny an application
pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §108.052.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §112.30 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4458; amended to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 2564; amended to be effective September 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 6096 |
