(a) A licensee may offer to surrender the license to the executive director. The executive director will accept the voluntary surrender of the license and void it immediately.     
      (b) When a licensee has offered the surrender of the license after a complaint has been filed alleging violations of the Act or this chapter, and the executive director has accepted the surrender, that surrender is deemed to be the result of a formal disciplinary action.     
      (c) A license which has been surrendered and accepted may not be reinstated; however, that person may apply for a new license in accordance with the Act and this chapter.     
      (d) This section does not apply to a license that is subject to §111.176.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §111.175 adopted to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5172