Section 77.20 - Registration Requirements-Provider(a) A person may not operate as a service contracts provider, or offer to be a provider unless the person is either registered with the department or the service contracts offered are specifically exempt from Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1304.(b) A registration expires one year from the date issued.(c) An applicant for a provider registration must submit on department-approved forms: (1) a completed application;(2) a completed personal information form from each controlling person as defined in Texas Occupations Code § RSA 1304.0035;(3) a completed criminal history questionnaire from each controlling person as defined in Texas Occupations Code § RSA 1304.0035, if applicable;(4) the fee required under §77.80; and(5) proof of financial security required under §77.40.(d) Within 30 days of a provider's initial registration date, the provider must submit a list of the following information: (1) website addresses where a consumer may purchase the provider's service contracts, as applicable;(2) the provider's administrator(s) as applicable, including each administrator's name, assumed name, street address, telephone number, and department registration number; and(3) the provider's service contracts sellers, except those excluded under Texas Occupations Code §RSA 1304.1025<subdiv>(c)(2)</subdiv>, including each seller's name, assumed name, street address, and telephone number.(e) A provider must report changes in its controlling person(s) within 30 days of the change on a department approved form, unless the change occurs within 30 days of the provider's renewal date. If the change occurs within 30 days of a provider's renewal, the provider may report it at the time of renewal on a department approved form(s).16 Tex. Admin. Code § 77.20
The provisions of this §66.20 adopted to be effective August 17, 1992, 17 TexReg 5448; amended to be effective November 11, 1992, 17 TexReg 7661; amended to be effective February 21, 1995, 20 TexReg 890; amended to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 7363; amended to be effective February 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 487; amended to be effective July 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 3984; amended to be effective January 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 232; amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 01, January 2, 2015, TexReg 60, eff. 1/15/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 23, June 10, 2022, TexReg 3457, eff. 6/15/2022