INACTIVE STATUS.

(a) A respiratory care practitioner who does not practice respiratory care during a renewal period and who notifies the advisory board that the practitioner is not practicing respiratory care is not required to pay the renewal fee until the practitioner resumes practice.

(b) To resume the practice of respiratory care, the practitioner must:

(1) notify the advisory board;

(2) satisfy requirements adopted by the advisory board; and

(3) pay the reinstatement fee and the renewal fee for the renewal period in which the practitioner will resume practice.