| (g) The board shall deny an application for renewal
of a certificate or NCT registration or take and/or impose other disciplinary
action against such an individual who falsifies an affidavit or otherwise
submits false information to obtain renewal of a certificate or NCT
registration, pursuant to the Act, §601.302.
(h) If the renewal fee and completed application form
are not received on or before the expiration date of the certificate
or NCT registration, the fees set forth in Chapter 175 of this title
(relating to Fees and Penalties) shall apply.
(i) Except as otherwise provided, the board shall not
waive fees or penalties.
(j) The board shall stagger biennial renewal of a certificate
or NCT registration proportionally on a periodic basis.
(k) Expired Biennial Renewal.
(1) Generally.
(A) If a certificate or NCT registration has been expired
for less than one year, the certificate or NCT registration may be
renewed by submitting to the board a completed renewal application,
and the renewal and penalty fees, as set forth under Chapter 175 (relating
to Fees and Penalties).
(B) If a certificate or NCT registration has been expired
for one year or longer, the certificate or NCT registration will be
automatically canceled, unless an investigation is pending, and the
certificate or NCT registration may not be renewed.
(C) A person whose certificate or NCT registration
has expired may not engage in activities that require a certificate
or NCT registration until the authorization has been renewed. Performing
activities requiring a certificate or NCT registration during the
period in which the authority has expired has the same effect as,
and is subject to all penalties of, practicing radiologic technology
in violation of the Act.
(D) If a certificate or NCT registration has been expired
for one year or longer, it is considered to have been canceled, unless
an investigation is pending. A new certificate or NCT registration
may be obtained by complying with the requirements and procedures
for obtaining an original certificate or NCT registration.
(2) Renewal for technologists on active military duty
with expired certificate or NCT registration. A holder of a certificate
or NCT registration that has been expired for longer than a year may
file a complete application for another certificate or NCT registration
of the same type as that which expired.
(A) The application shall be on official board forms
and be filed with required fees.
(B) An applicant shall be entitled to a certificate
of the same type as that which expired based upon the applicant's
previously accepted qualification and no further qualifications or
examination shall be required.
(C) The application must include a copy of the official
orders or other official military documentation showing that the holder
was on active duty during any portion of the period for which the
applicant was last certified or registered as an NCT with the board.
(D) An applicant for a different type of certificate
than that which expired must meet the requirements of this chapter
generally applicable to that type of certificate.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §194.7 adopted to be effective April 3, 2017, 42 TexReg 1763; amended to be effective September 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 5778; amended to be effective November 10, 2019, 44 TexReg 6883; amended to be effective December 31, 2020, 45 TexReg 9526 |
