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General Information:

  • License must be renewed every two years - expires December 31 of each even year.

  • Failure to receive application for renewal does not relieve a licensee of the responsibility to renew.

  • 20 credit hours of approved continuing education are required per biennium

  • Do not send in CE information. Licensee shall retain documentation showing completion of CE requirements for a period of 4 years from the beginning of the biennium for which credit is claimed.

  • Random audits will be conducted to assure CE requirements are met.

  • Licensee may elect at renewal time to place license in inactive status. Inactive licenses must be renewed biennially including payment of renewal fee.

Re-Instatement of Delinquent License:

  • Submit a written request for either active or inactive status.

  • Submit either the active status or inactive status fee, which ever is applicable.

  • Submit the delinquent status fee and, if applicable, the change of status fee.

  • Meets all continuing education requirements of Rule 64B12-15.001, if electing active status.

Re-Activation of Inactive License:

  • Submit the reactivation fee and, if applicable, change of status fee.

  • Submit a written request for reactivation.

  • Submit the applicable renewal fee,

    • If requesting reactivation during the licensure renewal cycle, submit the active renewal fee.

    • If requesting reactivation outside the renewal cycle, submit the difference between the inactive renewal fee and the active renewal fee, plus the change of status fee.

  • Must meet the continuing education requirements as set forth in Rule 64B12-15.001, for each biennium the license was in inactive status.

   
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