In addition to any other application, registration, or renewal fees, the board shall charge the following late fee penalties:
(1) Physicians:
(A) Physician's registration permit expired for 31 - 90 days--$75.
(B) Physician's registration permit expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year--$150.
(2) Physician Assistants:
(A) Physician assistant's registration permit expired for 90 days or less--half the registration fee.
(B) Physician assistant's registration permit expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year--full registration fee.
(3) Acupuncturists/Acudetox Specialists:
(A) Acupuncturist's registration permit expired for 90 days or less--half the registration fee.
(B) Acupuncturist's registration permit expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year--full registration fee.
(C) Renewal of acudetox specialist certification expired for less than one year--$25.
(4) Non-Certified Radiologic Technicians. Renewal of non-certified radiologic technician's registration expired for 1 - 90 days--$50.
(5) Certification as a Non-Profit Health Organization fee for a late application for biennial recertification--$1,000.
(6) Surgical Assistants:
(A) Surgical Assistant's registration permit expired for 90 days or less--half the registration fee.
(B) Surgical Assistant - registration permit expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year--full registration fee.
(7) Perfusionists:
(A) Perfusionists license, full or provisional, expired for 90 days or less--one-fourth the renewal fee;
(B) Perfusionists license, full or provisional, expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year--one-half the renewal fee.
(8) Respiratory Care Practitioners:
(A) Certificate renewal, if expired for 90 days or less--one-half the renewal fee;
(B) Certificate renewal, if expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year--full renewal fee.
(9) Medical Physicists:
(A) Medical Physicist license expired for 90 days or less--one-half of the renewal fee;
(B) Medical Physicist license expired for 91 days but less than on year--full renewal fee;
(10) Medical Radiologic Technologists:
(A) Certificate renewal, if expired for 90 days or less--one-half the renewal fee;
(B) Certificate renewal, if expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year--full renewal fee.
(11) An individual who holds a license issued by the board is exempt from any penalty for failing to renew the license in a timely manner if the individual establishes, to the satisfaction of the board, that the individual failed to renew the license in a timely manner because the individual was serving as a military service member.
Source Note: The provisions of this §175.3 adopted to be effective January 25, 2006, 31 TexReg 389; amended to be effective March 9, 2009, 34 TexReg 1590; amended to be effective January 24, 2016, 41 TexReg 622; amended to be effective March 27, 2018, 43 TexReg 1863