(a) Certification. Certification under this program shall entitle the community to use the GO TEXAN Certified Retirement Community certification mark to promote the community to retirees, potential retirees and to any other interested parties. Use of the mark is subject to the rules set forth in §17.55 of this chapter (relating to Registration and Use of the GO TEXAN Certification Mark).
(b) Expiration and renewal of Certification.
  (1) A community's certification expires on the fifth anniversary of the date the initial certification is issued.
  (2) To be considered for recertification by the department an applicant community must complete and submit a new application.
  (3) The department shall invoice applicant for required fees upon tentative approval of the application.
  (4) The applicant will not receive final approval until required fees have been received by the department.

Source Note: The provisions of this §17.604 adopted to be effective January 10, 2013, 38 TexReg 241; amended to be effective November 5, 2014, 39 TexReg 8571