Sec. 773.059.  LATE RECERTIFICATION.  (a)  A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a certificate may renew an unexpired certificate by paying the required renewal fee to the department before the expiration date of the certificate.  A person whose certificate has expired may not engage in activities that require certification until the certificate has been renewed.
(b)  A person whose certificate has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the certificate by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.
(c)  A person whose certificate has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the certificate by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.
(d)  A person whose certificate has been expired for one year or more may not renew the certificate.  The person may become certified by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for an original certification.
(e)  A person who was certified in this state, moved to another state, and is currently certified or licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application may become certified without reexamination.  The person must pay to the department a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for certification.
(f)  Not later than the 30th day before the date a person's certificate is scheduled to expire, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the records of the department.
(g)  A person certified by the department who is deployed in support of military, security, or other action by the United Nations Security Council, a national emergency declared by the president of the United States, or a declaration of war by the United States Congress is eligible for recertification under Section 773.050 on the person's demobilization for one calendar year after the date of demobilization.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 261, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 251, Sec. 3, eff. May 23, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 19.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.