| (a) A hearing instrument fitter and dispenser license
is valid for two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed
every two years.
(b) Each license holder is responsible for renewing
the license before the expiration date and shall not be excused from
paying additional fees or penalties. Failure to receive notification
prior to the expiration date of the license shall not excuse failure
to file for renewal or late renewal.
(c) To renew a hearing instrument fitter and dispenser
license, a license holder must:
(1) submit a completed renewal application on a department-approved
form;
(2) except for the first renewal, complete twenty (20)
hours of continuing education as required under §112.70;
(3) comply with the continuing education audit process
described under §112.71, if selected for an audit;
(4) provide proof that all equipment that is used by
the license holder to produce a measurement in the testing of hearing
acuity has been properly calibrated or certified by a qualified technician
in accordance with §112.97, within one year prior to the renewal
date; and
(5) submit the renewal application fee required under §112.110.
(d) A license holder must successfully pass a criminal
history background check pursuant to Occupations Code, Chapters 51
and 53, and the department's criminal conviction guidelines in order
to renew the license. The department will notify the license holder
if the person needs to submit new fingerprints.
(e) Surety Bond or Other Acceptable Form of Financial
Security.
(1) For the first renewal on or after September 1,
2020, the license holder's employer, who is subject to §112.60,
must provide the license holder with a surety bond or other acceptable
form of financial security. The license holder must submit the surety
bond or other financial security to the department with the license
renewal application.
(2) As an alternative to subsection (e)(1), for the
first renewal on or after September 1, 2020, the license holder'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 the employer and the license holder. The employer must
submit the prescribed form that identifies the license holder 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 renewal of the
license holder's license.
(f) For each license renewal on or after September
1, 2020, the license holder must complete the human trafficking prevention
training required under Occupations Code, Chapter 116, and provide
proof of completion as prescribed by the department.
(g) The commission or department shall renew the license
of a license holder who has met all the requirements for renewal,
except as provided under Texas Occupations Code §402.301 and §402.501.
(h) A person whose license has expired may renew the
license in accordance with §60.31 and §60.83 of this title.
(i) A person whose license has expired shall not practice
the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments.
(j) The department shall issue a renewal card to a
license holder who has met all the requirements for renewal. The license
holder must display the renewal card in association with the license.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §112.32 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 |
