§ 809 - Biennial renewals
§ 809. Biennial renewals
(a) Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the required fee, provided the person applying for renewal completes at least 40 hours of continuing education, approved by the director, during the preceding two-year period. The director shall establish, by rule, guidelines and criteria for continuing education credit.
(b) Biennially, the director shall forward a renewal form to each license holder. Upon receipt of the completed form and the renewal fee, the director shall issue a new license.
(c) Any application for renewal of a license which has expired shall be accompanied by the renewal fee and a reinstatement fee. A person shall not be required to pay renewal fees for years during which the license was lapsed.
(d) The commissioner of health may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, revoke a person's right to renew a license if the license has lapsed for five or more years. (Added 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 38, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.)