(a) On application, the board may reinstate a license to practice professional nursing or vocational nursing to a person whose license has been revoked, suspended, or surrendered.
(b) An application to reinstate a revoked license:
(1) may not be made before the first anniversary of the date of the revocation; and
(2) must be made in the manner and form the board requires.
(c) If the board denies an application for reinstatement, it may set a reasonable waiting period before the applicant may reapply for reinstatement.