(a) A registration issued under this chapter expires two years from the date of issuance.
(b) To renew a registration, an applicant must:
  (1) submit a completed department-approved renewal application;
  (2) complete the continuing education requirement in §119.27;
  (3) submit the required fees; and
  (4) successfully pass a criminal history background check performed by the department.
(c) A registrant must renew the registration every two years, as determined by the department. A sanitarian in training may only renew the registration once, for a total of four years.
(d) Each registrant is responsible for renewing the registration before the expiration date and shall not be excused from paying the renewal fee. Failure to receive notification from the department prior to the expiration date of the registration will not excuse the sanitarian from renewing.
(e) Registration Expiration. A person whose registration has expired may not claim to be a sanitarian or sanitarian in training or use the titles "sanitarian" or "sanitarian in training".

Source Note: The provisions of this §119.26 adopted to be effective November 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 4643