2004 Minnesota Statutes

     148C.05 License renewal requirements; lapse. 

    Subdivision 1.    Biennial renewal.  A license must be 
 renewed every two years.  

    Subd. 1a.    Renewal requirements.  To renew a license, 
 an applicant must submit to the commissioner: 

    (1) a completed and signed application for license renewal, 
 including a signed consent authorizing the commissioner to 
 obtain information about the applicant from third parties, 
 including, but not limited to, employers, former employers, and 
 law enforcement agencies; 

    (2) the renewal fee required under section 148C.12; and 

    (3) additional information as requested by the commissioner 
 to clarify information presented in the renewal application.  
 The licensee must submit information within 30 days of the date 
 of the commissioner's request.  

    Subd. 2. Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 14 art 5 s 30 

    Subd. 3. Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 14 art 5 s 30 

    Subd. 4. Repealed, 1Sp2003 c 14 art 5 s 30 

    Subd. 5.    License renewal notice.  At least 60 
 calendar days before the renewal deadline date in subdivision 6, 
 the commissioner shall mail a renewal notice to the licensee's 
 last known address on file with the commissioner.  The notice 
 must include an application for license renewal, the renewal 
 deadline, and notice of fees required for renewal.  The 
 licensee's failure to receive notice does not relieve the 
 licensee of the obligation to meet the renewal deadline and 
 other requirements for license renewal.  

    Subd. 6.    Renewal deadline and lapse of licensure.  (a)
 Licensees must comply with paragraphs (b) to (d).  

    (b) Each license certificate must state an expiration 
 date.  An application for license renewal must be received by 
 the commissioner or postmarked at least 30 calendar days before 
 the expiration date.  If the postmark is illegible, the 
 application must be considered timely if received at least 21 
 calendar days before the expiration date.  

    (c) An application for license renewal not received within 
 the time required under paragraph (b) must be accompanied by a 
 late fee in addition to the renewal fee required in section 
 148C.12.  

    (d) A licensee's license lapses if the licensee fails to 
 submit to the commissioner a license renewal application by the 
 licensure expiration date.  A licensee shall not engage in the 
 practice of alcohol and drug counseling while the license is 
 lapsed.  A licensee whose license has lapsed may renew the 
 license by complying with section 148C.055.  

    HIST: 1992 c 559 art 2 s 6; 1Sp1993 c 1 art 3 s 11; 1995 c 164 
 s 13; 1996 c 451 art 4 s 41; 1998 c 317 s 14; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 5 
 s 19-22