Sec. 501.302. LICENSE RENEWAL

(a) A person may renew an unexpired license by paying to the board the required renewal fee before the expiration date of the license.

(b) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the board the required renewal fee and a fee that is equal to half of the amount of the examination fee for the license. A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the board all unpaid renewal fees and a fee that is equal to the amount of the examination fee for the license.

(c) Except as provided by Section 501.303, 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.

(d) Not later than the 30th day before the expiration date of a person's license, the board shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the board's records.

(e) The renewal procedures prescribed by this section apply to renewal of a specialty certificate.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.