(a) The board may reinstate a license that has been expired one year or more through the process of restoration if certain requirements are met.
(b) Duration. The original expiration date of a restored license will be adjusted so that the license will expire every two years at the end of the birth month of the licensee.
(c) Persons who are currently licensed in good standing in another state, district, or territory of the U.S. The requirements for restoration are:
  (1) a completed restoration application form;
  (2) a passing score on the jurisprudence examination;
  (3) verification of Licensure from all states in which the applicant holds or has held a license;
  (4) the restoration fee;
  (5) successful completion of a human trafficking prevention course approved by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The course must be a minimum of one contact hour in order to claim CCU credit; and
  (6) a criminal history record report from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation obtained through fingerprinting. A licensee is not required to submit fingerprints for the renewal of the license if the licensee has previously submitted fingerprints under:
    (A) Section 329.1, for the initial issuance of the license; or
    (B) Chapter 341, License Renewal as part of a prior license renewal or restoration.
(d) Persons who are not currently licensed in another state or territory of the U.S.
  (1) A licensee whose Texas license is expired for one to five years. The requirements for restoration are:
    (A) a completed restoration application form;
    (B) a passing score on the jurisprudence examination;
    (C) the restoration fee;
    (D) verification of Licensure from all states in which the applicant has held a license;
    (E) successful completion of a human trafficking prevention course approved by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The course must be a minimum of one contact hour in order to claim CCU credit; and
    (F) a criminal history record report from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation obtained through fingerprinting. A licensee is not required to submit fingerprints for the renewal of the license if the licensee has previously submitted fingerprints under:
      (i) Section 329.1, for the initial issuance of the license; or
      (ii) Chapter 341, License Renewal as part of a prior license renewal or restoration.
    (G) demonstration of competency. Competency may be demonstrated in one of the following ways:
      (i) reexamination with a passing score on the national physical therapy exam;
      (ii) completion of an advanced degree in physical therapy within the last five years;
      (iii) supervised clinical practice (SCP) completed over a continuous 12 month period and board approved continuing competence activities. For PTs, the requirement is 480 hours of SCP and 30 CCUs. For PTAs, the requirement is 320 hours of SCP and 20 CCUs.
  (2) A licensee whose Texas license is expired for five years or more may not restore the license but may obtain a new license by taking the national examination again and getting a new license by relicensure. The requirements for relicensure are:
    (A) a completed application form;
    (B) a passing score on the jurisprudence examination;
    (C) the application fee;
    (D) a passing score on the national exam, reported directly to the board by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy; and
    (E) a criminal history record report from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation obtained through fingerprinting. A licensee is not required to submit fingerprints for the renewal of the license if the licensee has previously submitted fingerprints under:
      (i) Section 329.1, for the initial issuance of the license; or
      (ii) Chapter 341, License Renewal as part of a prior license renewal or restoration.
(e) Military Service Members, Military Veterans, and Military spouses. The board will expedite the restoration of a license to a military service member, a military veteran or a spouse of a member of the U.S. armed forces on active duty. The applicant must provide official documentation of active duty status, military veteran status, or the active duty status of the spouse.
(f) Renewal of a restored license. To renew a license that has been restored, a licensee must comply with all requirements in §341.1 of this title (relating to Requirements for Renewal).

Source Note: The provisions of this §341.6 adopted to be effective February 18, 2001, 26 TexReg 1339; amended to be effective March 9, 2009, 34 TexReg 1605; amended to be effective February 13, 2012, 37 TexReg 689; amended to be effective February 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 655; amended to be effective August 17, 2014, 39 TexReg 6053; amended to be effective March 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 706; amended to be effective September 20, 2015, 40 TexReg 6352; amended to be effective February 21, 2016, 41 TexReg 1122; amended to be effective February 16, 2017, 42 TexReg 556; amended to be effective January 1, 2019, 43 TexReg 7354; amended to be effective September 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5513