(a) The requirements of this section apply to applicants for and holders of license types designated in Chapter 215 or Chapter 221 of this title as requiring fingerprints for licensure.     
      (b) Unless previously submitted for an active license issued by the department, the following persons may be required to submit a complete and acceptable set of fingerprints to the Texas Department of Public Safety and pay required fees for purposes of obtaining criminal history record information from the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation:      
        (1) a person applying for a new license, license amendment due to change in ownership, or license renewal; and       
        (2) a person acting in a representative capacity for an applicant or license holder who is required to be listed on a licensing application, including an officer, director, member, manager, trustee, partner, principal, or manager of business affairs.       
      (c) After reviewing a licensure application and licensing records, the department will notify the applicant or license holder which persons in subsection (b) of this section are required to submit fingerprints to the Texas Department of Public Safety.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §211.6 adopted to be effective September 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 4147; amended to be effective November 2, 2023, 48 TexReg 6387