(a) Placing a license on inactive status. A person who is licensed by the board to practice pharmacy but who is not eligible to renew the license for failure to comply with the continuing education requirements of the Act, Chapter 559, Subchapter A, and who is not engaged in the practice of pharmacy in this state, may place the license on inactive status at the time of license renewal or during a license period as follows:
(1) To place a license on inactive status at the time of renewal, the licensee shall:
(2) To place a license on inactive status at a time other than the time of license renewal, the licensee shall:
(b) Prohibition against practicing pharmacy in Texas with an inactive license. A holder of a license that is on inactive status shall not practice pharmacy in this state. The practice of pharmacy by a holder of a license that is on inactive status constitutes the practice of pharmacy without a license.
(c) Reactivation of an inactive license.
(1) A holder of a license that is on inactive status may return the license to active status by:
(2) If the application for reactivation of the license is made at the time of license renewal, the applicant shall pay the license renewal fee specified in §295.5 of this title (relating to Pharmacist License or Renewal Fees). If the application for reactivation of the license is made at a time other than the time of license renewal, the applicant shall pay the fee for issuance of an amended license to practice pharmacy as specified in §295.5(e) of this title (relating to Pharmacist License or Renewal Fees).
(3) In an emergency caused by a natural or manmade disaster or any other exceptional situation that causes an extraordinary demand for pharmacist services, the executive director of the board, in his/her discretion, may allow a pharmacist whose license has been inactive for no more than two years to reactivate their license prior to obtaining the required continuing education specified in paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection, provided the pharmacist completes the continuing education requirement within six months of reactivation of the license. If the required continuing education is not provided within six months, the license shall return to an inactive status.
Source Note: The provisions of this §295.9 adopted to be effective May 6, 1993, 18 TexReg 2625; amended to be effective January 3, 2000, 24 TexReg 12068; amended to be effective June 13, 2002, 27 TexReg 4947; amended to be effective March 6, 2006, 31 TexReg 1445; amended to be effective September 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 6375; amended to be effective June 11, 2015, 40 TexReg 3666; amended to be effective September 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 5804; amended to be effective March 5, 2020, 45 TexReg 1434; amended to be effective December 4, 2023, 48 TexReg 7061