32-2074
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32-2074. Active license; issuance; renewal; expiration; continuing education; cancellation of active license A. If the applicant satisfies all of the requirements for licensure pursuant to this chapter, the board shall issue an active license and shall prorate the fee for issuing that license for the period remaining until May 1 of the next odd-numbered year. B. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a person holding an active or an inactive license shall apply to renew the license before May 1 of each odd-numbered year. The application shall include any applicable renewal fee. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a license expires if the licensee fails to renew the license before May 1 of that year. A licensee may reinstate an expired license by paying a reinstatement fee before July 1 of that year. From July 1 of that year until May 1 of the next year, a licensee may reinstate the license by paying a reinstatement fee and providing proof of competency and qualifications to the board. This proof may include continuing education, an oral examination, a written examination or an interview with the board. A licensee whose license is not reinstated by May 1 of the next even-numbered year may reapply for licensure as prescribed by this chapter. A notice to renew is fully effective by mailing the renewal application to the licensee's last known address of record in the board's file. Notice is complete at the time of deposit in the mail. C. A person renewing a license shall attach to the completed renewal form a report of disciplinary actions or restrictions placed against the license by another state licensing or disciplinary board or disciplinary actions or sanctions imposed by a state or national psychology ethics committee or health care institution. The report shall include the name and address of the sanctioning agency or health care institution, the nature of the action taken and a general statement of the charges leading to the action. D. A person who renews an active license to practice psychology in this state shall satisfy a continuing education requirement designed to provide the necessary understanding of current developments, skills, procedures or treatment related to the practice of psychology in the amount and during the period the board prescribes. The board shall prescribe documentation requirements. E. On request of an active licensee, the board may cancel the license if the licensee is not presently under investigation by the board and the board has not begun any disciplinary proceeding against the licensee. |