| (a) On or before a licensee's renewal date, a licensee
not currently practicing chiropractic may renew the license and request
it be placed on inactive status.
(b) To continue on inactive status and maintain a valid
license, an inactive licensee shall renew the license and make a new
request for inactive status each renewal period.
(c) An inactive licensee is not required to complete
continuing education.
(d) To place a license on inactive status at a time
other than license renewal, a licensee shall:
(1) return the current renewal certificate to the Board;
and
(2) submit a sworn statement stating the licensee may
not practice chiropractic in Texas while the license is inactive,
and the date the license is to be inactive.
(e) To reactivate a license which has been inactive
for less than 6 years, a licensee shall:
(1) apply to the Board for active status;
(2) submit verification of completing continuing education
courses for the hours that would have been required for renewal of
a license; and
(3) pay the fee.
(f) Continuing education earned in the calendar year
before a licensee applies for reactivation may be applied to the continuing
education requirement.
(g) A licensee who has been inactive 6 years or more
may be reactivated only after passing the National Board of Examination's
Part IV or receiving a minimum score of 375 on the National Board
of Chiropractic Examiners' SPEC exam, and the Board's jurisprudence
exam.
(h) The Board may exempt a licensee who has been inactive
more than 6 years from subsection (g) of this section if the licensee
held an active unrestricted license in good standing in another state
or foreign jurisdiction.
(i) A licensee may not maintain an inactive license
for more than twenty years.
(j) A licensee practicing chiropractic in Texas while
inactive is practicing without a license and is subject to disciplinary
action.
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