2007 Minnesota Statutes

148C.055 INACTIVE OR LAPSED LICENSE.
    Subdivision 1. Inactive license status. Unless a complaint is pending against the licensee,
a licensee whose license is in good standing may request, in writing, that the license be placed
on the inactive list. If a complaint is pending against a licensee, a license may not be placed on
the inactive list until action relating to the complaint is concluded. The board must receive the
request for inactive status before expiration of the license. A request for inactive status received
after the license expiration date must be denied. A licensee may renew a license that is inactive
under this subdivision by meeting the renewal requirements of subdivision 2, except that payment
of a late renewal fee is not required. A licensee must not practice alcohol and drug counseling
while the license is inactive.
    Subd. 2. Renewal of inactive license. A licensee whose license is inactive shall renew the
inactive status by the inactive status expiration date determined by the board or the license will
lapse. An application for renewal of inactive status must include evidence satisfactory to the board
that the licensee has completed 40 clock hours of continuing professional education required in
section 148C.075, and be received by the board 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. Late renewal of inactive status must be accompanied
by a late fee as required in section 148C.12.
    Subd. 3. Renewal of lapsed license. An individual whose license has lapsed for less than
two years may renew the license by submitting:
(1) a completed and signed license renewal application;
(2) the inactive license renewal fee or the renewal fee and the late fee as required under
section 148C.12; and
(3) proof of having met the continuing education requirements in section 148C.075 since the
individual's initial licensure or last license renewal. The license issued is then effective for the
remainder of the next two-year license cycle.
    Subd. 4. License renewal for two years or more after license expiration date. An
individual who submitted a license renewal two years or more after the license expiration date
must submit the following:
(1) a completed and signed application for licensure, as required by section 148C.0351;
(2) the initial license fee as required in section 148C.12; and
(3) verified documentation of having achieved a passing score within the past year on an
examination required by the board.
History: 2003 c 118 s 28; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 5 s 23; 2004 c 279 art 5 s 9