65-5909. Renewal of license; requirements; procedure; reinstatement of lapsed license.
65-5909
65-5909. Renewal of license; requirements; procedure; reinstatement oflapsed license.(a) Licenses may be renewed upon payment of the required renewal fee andsuccessful completion of not more than 15 hours of continuing educationduring the licensure period as specified by the secretary by rules andregulations.
(b) At least 30 days before the expiration of the license, the secretaryshall notify the licensee of the expiration by mail addressed to the licensee'slast place of residence as noted upon the office records. If the licensee failsto submit an application and fee by the date of expiration of the license, thelicensee shall be given a second notice that the license has expired and thelicense may only be renewed if the application, renewal fee and late renewalfee are received by the secretary within the thirty-day period following thedate of expiration and, if the application and both fees are not receivedwithin the thirty-day period, the license shall be considered to have lapsedfor failure to renew and shall be reissued only after the applicant has beenreinstated under subsection (c).
(c) Any licensee who allows the licensee's license to lapse by failing torenew as herein provided may be reinstated upon payment of the renewal fee andthe reinstatement fee and upon submitting evidence of satisfactory completionof any applicable continuing education requirements established by thesecretary for reinstatement of persons whose licenses have lapsed for failureto renew. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations establishingappropriate continuing education requirements for reinstatement of personswhose licenses have lapsed for failure to renew.
History: L. 1988, ch. 228, § 9;L. 1994, ch. 53, § 1; July 1.