| (a) Application.
(1) A holder of a valid and current Texas dental assistant
registration may apply to the Board to have the registration placed
on retired status.
(2) A registered dental assistant must apply to the
Board for retired status, on a form prescribed by the Board, before
the expiration date of the person's Texas registration.
(3) The Board shall deny a request to place a registration
on retired status if there are any current or pending complaints or
disciplinary actions against the registered dental assistant.
(b) Reinstatement. The Board may reinstate a retired
Texas dental assistant registration to active status, provided the
registered dental assistant submits an application for reinstatement
on a form prescribed by the Board, pays the appropriate fees due at
the time application is made, and meets the requirements of this subsection.
(1) A registered dental assistant who, at the time
of application for reinstatement, is practicing as a registered dental
assistant in another state, or territory outside of the United States,
or had practiced as a registered dental assistant actively within
the two years immediately preceding the date of application, shall
provide:
(A) verification of registration and disciplinary history
from all state board(s) of dentistry where the registered dental assistant
has held a registration;
(B) proof of active practice within the two years preceding
the application;
(C) proof that the registered dental assistant has
taken and passed the Texas jurisprudence assessment administered by
the Board or an entity designated by the Board within one year immediately
prior to application;
(D) proof of successful completion of a current hands-on
course in basic life support;
(E) proof of completion of 6 hours of continuing education,
taken within the 12 months preceding the date the application is received
by the Board. All hours shall be taken in accordance with the requirements
for continuing education as mandated by §114.12 of this chapter
(relating to Continuing Education for Certificate Holders); and
(F) proof of submission of fingerprints for the retrieval
of criminal history record information.
(2) A registered dental assistant who has not actively
practiced for at least two years immediately preceding the request
for reinstatement of a retired registration shall provide:
(A) verification of registration and disciplinary history
from all state board(s) of dentistry where the registered dental assistant
has held a registration;
(B) proof that the registered dental assistant has
taken and passed the Texas jurisprudence assessment administered by
the Board or an entity designated by the Board within one year immediately
prior to application;
(C) proof of successful completion of a current hands-on
course in basic life support;
(D) proof of completion of 12 hours of continuing education,
of which a minimum of 6 hours must be clinical (hands-on). All hours
must have been taken within the 12 months preceding the date the application
is received by the Board and shall be taken in accordance with the
requirements for continuing education as mandated by §114.12
of this chapter; and
(E) proof of submission of fingerprints for the retrieval
of criminal history record information.
(3) A registered dental assistant who applies to reenter
active practice must comply with all other applicable provisions of
the Dental Practice Act and Board rules.
(4) A registered dental assistant who applies to reenter
active practice must have been in compliance or satisfied all conditions
of any Board order that may have been in effect at the time retired
status was granted.
(5) The Board may, in its discretion as necessary to
safeguard public health and safety, require compliance with other
reasonable conditions in considering a request to reenter active practice.
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