I. [Repealed.]
II. The executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification shall issue initial licenses meeting the eligibility requirements as defined in statute and rules adopted by each individual board to applicants who have completed the application procedure.
III. Initial licenses and renewals shall be valid for 2 years, except that timely and complete application for license renewal by eligible applicants shall continue the validity of the licenses being renewed until the board has acted on the renewal application. Licenses issued shall expire on the last day of the month in the month the license was issued.
IV. Applicants shall submit completed applications for renewal, the renewal fee, and any supporting documents required for that renewal on or before the last day in the month of renewal. Licenses shall lapse when completed renewal applications, renewal fee, and supporting documents have not been filed by the last day in the month of renewal, and the holders of a lapsed license are not authorized to practice until the licenses have been reinstated.
V. The office of professional licensure and certification shall provide licensees, at least 2 months before the date of expiration of their license, with notice of the need to complete their renewal applications. Failure to receive notice shall not relieve any licensee of the obligation to renew their license, comply with the rules of the boards, or comply with this section. Timeliness of submission of renewal applications shall be evidenced by postmark, for applications delivered by hand the by date stamp or other record made at the time of delivery, or for applications submitted electronically the electronic time stamp of submission.
VI. During the transition of renewing licenses from their original date of renewal to the date of the licensee’s month of licensure pursuant to this section the board will prorate the fees. Prorated fees shall not exceed 11 months.
VII. Upon the request of a licensee who is a member of any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard and is called to active duty, the office of professional licensure and certification shall place the person’s license on inactive status. The license may be reactivated within one year of the licensee’s release from active status by payment of the renewal fee and with proof of completion of the most current continuing education requirement unless still within the renewal period.
Source. 2021, 3:1, eff. June 22, 2021. 2022, 314:30, eff. July 1, 2022.