Tex. Occupations Code § 603.301
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 603.301, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 603.301. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Official statutory text
(a) A license is valid for two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed biennially.
(b) The medical board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.
(c) A person may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the medical board before the license expiration date.
(d) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the medical board a fee that is equal to 1-1/4 times the amount of the renewal fee. If a license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the medical board a fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the amount of the renewal fee.
(e) Except as provided by Section 603.303, a person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.
(f) Before the 30th day before a person's license expiration date, the medical board shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to medical board records.
(b) The medical board by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.
(c) A person may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the medical board before the license expiration date.
(d) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the medical board a fee that is equal to 1-1/4 times the amount of the renewal fee. If a license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the medical board a fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the amount of the renewal fee.
(e) Except as provided by Section 603.303, a person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.
(f) Before the 30th day before a person's license expiration date, the medical board shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to medical board records.
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