2025 Minnesota Statutes

148.6425 RENEWAL OF LICENSURE; AFTER EXPIRATION DATE.

Subdivision 1.Removal of name from list.

The names of licensees who do not comply with the licensure renewal requirements of section 148.6423 on or before the expiration date shall be removed from the list of individuals authorized to practice occupational therapy and to use the protected titles in section 148.6403. The licensees must comply with the requirements of this section in order to regain licensed status.

Subd. 2.Licensure renewal within one year after licensure expiration date.

A licensee whose application for licensure renewal is received after the licensure expiration date but within one year of the expiration date must submit the following:

(1) a completed and signed renewal application for licensure following lapse in licensed status on forms provided by the board, including:

(i) updated personal information, including the renewal applicant's name, business address and business telephone number, primary email address, and home or mobile telephone number;

(ii) information regarding any change to the renewal applicant's responses to section 148.6420, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), items (v) to (ix);

(iii) a signed statement affirming that the information in the renewal application is true and correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief;

(iv) information regarding any change to the renewal applicant's responses to section 148.6420, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), item (xi);

(v) NBCOT verification of certification documentation; and

(vi) any legal information required under chapter 214;

(2) the renewal fee and the late fee required under section 148.6445;

(3) proof of having met the continuing education requirements in section 148.6443;

(4) an employment verification form; and

(5) additional information as requested by the board to clarify information in the application, including information to determine whether the licensee has engaged in conduct warranting disciplinary action as set forth in section 148.6448. The information must be submitted within 30 calendar days from the date of the board's request.

Subd. 3.

MS 2024 [Repealed, 1Sp2025 c 3 art 3 s 125]

Subd. 4.Licensure renewal within two years after license expiration date.

A licensee whose application for license renewal is received more than one year but less than two years after the expiration date must submit the following:

(1) a completed and signed renewal application for licensure following lapse in licensed status on forms provided by the board, including all information listed in subdivision 2, clause (1);

(2) the renewal fee and the late fee required under section 148.6445;

(3) proof of having met the continuing education requirements in section 148.6443;

(4) an employment verification form;

(5) evidence of completion of a criminal background check as required under section 214.075 and the associated fee; and

(6) additional information as requested by the board to clarify information in the application, including information to determine whether the licensee has engaged in conduct warranting disciplinary action as set forth in section 148.6448. The information must be submitted within 30 calendar days from the date of the board's request.

Subd. 5.Expiration due to nonrenewal after two years.

The board shall not renew, reissue, reinstate, or restore a license that is not subject to a pending review, investigation, or disciplinary action and has not been renewed within one biennial renewal cycle of the license expiration. An individual whose license has expired under this subdivision for nonrenewal must obtain a new license by applying for licensure and fulfilling all requirements then in existence for an initial license to practice occupational therapy in Minnesota.

History:

2000 c 361 s 13; 2001 c 7 s 39,40; 2003 c 118 s 2; 2008 c 189 s 14; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 11 s 21,22; 2020 c 79 art 2 s 16; 1Sp2025 c 3 art 3 s 51-53