A respiratory care practitioner with a currently active certificate may decide to obtain an “inactive” registration status. Current regulations state that a RCP certificate may remain on an inactive status for no longer than 3 years.
Please read the relevant board rule, Tex. Admin. Code, Sec. 187.17, regarding the inactive RCP certificate status.
Below is more detailed information on requesting the inactive status, what is required to maintain the inactive status, as well as the process for returning to active. Please review the entire process before submitting your request.
If you have any questions, please contact the Registration Department at Registrations@tmb.state.tx.us .
Please review the information labeled “Renewal while on the Inactive Status” and “Returning to Active Status” to understand the entire process and all requirements. To be eligible for inactive status, the license holder must have a current registration permit and have a license in good standing.
To request a change to the Inactive status for a Texas Respiratory Care Practitioner certificate, complete and return the inactive request form (link below) to the Board for approval before the expiration date of the current certificate. Refunds of registration/renewal fees already paid cannot be made.
Because this form must be received by our office before the expiration date of the current certificate, completed and bearing original signatures, as well as bearing an original seal of notary public, it cannot be faxed back to our office.
RCP Inactive Request Form - click here
Please read the relevant board rule, Tex. Admin. Code, Sec. 187.17, regarding the inactive RCP certificate status.
If you have any questions, please contact the Registration Department at Registrations@tmb.state.tx.us
Mailing Information
Should you choose to send the completed, signed and notarized form to the Texas Medical Board via an overnight courier service, such as FedEx, DHL, or UPS, you will need to use the location address of:
Texas Medical Board
Attention: Registration
1801 Congress Avenue, Suite 9.200
Austin, TX 78701
Should you choose to send the completed, signed and notarized form to the TMB via the United States Post Office, you can use our mailing address.
Texas Medical Board
Attention: Registration
P.O. Box 2029
Austin, TX 78768
An RCP with an inactive certificate is excused from paying renewal fees.
At this time renewal of an inactive RCP certificate is not required.
To return to an active status, use the link below to submit an RCP application for re-activation. Please note, this is the same application used for an initial RCP license. When completing the application, be sure to include your existing RCP license number.
Reactivate Online – Respiratory Care Practitioners - click here
Once your online application for re-activation has been received, you will be contacted by our licensure department regarding any additional documentation required.
As part of the re-activation process, you will need to:
- provide current verifications from each state in which the you hold an RCP certificate or license,
- demonstrate current certification by NBRC,
- submit professional evaluations from each employment held after the certificate was placed on inactive status, and
- and meet the "current clinical practice” requirement – which may be demonstrated by:
- currently practicing as a respiratory care practitioner involvingtreatment of persons;
- enrollment as a student in an acceptable approved respiratory care program; or
- appointment as an active teaching faculty member in an acceptable approved respiratory care program.
Applicants who do not meet the current clinical practice requirement may, at the discretion of the Board, be eligible for the reactivation of a certification subject to conditions or restrictions.
Once the re-activation process has been completed, your existing license number will be re-activated, and an updated permit will be available through your MyTMB account.