Sec. 204.157.  INACTIVE STATUS.  (a)  A person licensed under this chapter may place the person's license on inactive status by applying to the physician assistant board.  A person whose license is on inactive status is excused from paying renewal fees for the license.
(b)  The holder of a license on inactive status may not practice as a physician assistant.  A violation of this subsection is considered to be practicing without a license.
(c)  A person whose license is on inactive status under this section may return the person's license to active status by:
(1)  applying to the physician assistant board;
(2)  satisfying the requirements of Section 204.156; and
(3)  paying the fee established by the physician assistant board for returning a license to active status.
(d)  The physician assistant board by rule shall establish a limit on the length of time a physician assistant's license may remain on inactive status. 
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.20, eff. September 1, 2005.