2000 Minnesota Statutes

     148C.05 License renewal requirements; lapse. 

    Subdivision 1.    Renewal requirements.  To renew a 
 license, an applicant must: 

    (1) complete a renewal application every two years on a 
 form provided by the commissioner and submit the biennial 
 renewal fee by the deadline; and 

    (2) submit additional information if requested by the 
 commissioner to clarify information presented in the renewal 
 application.  This information must be submitted within 30 days 
 of the commissioner's request.  

    Subd. 2.    Continuing education.  At the time of 
 renewal, if required, each licensee shall furnish evidence 
 satisfactory to the commissioner that the licensee has completed 
 at least the equivalent of 40 clock hours of continuing 
 professional education during the past two years, in programs 
 which meet the requirements in the rules authorized by this 
 chapter.  The commissioner shall seek advice from the advisory 
 council and the committees established by the rules in 
 determining whether a continuing education program meets the 
 requirements.  

    Subd. 3.    Late renewals.  The deadline to renew 
 licensure is the date set by the commissioner.  An application 
 submitted after that date but before the renewal deadline shall 
 be a late renewal and must be accompanied by a late fee as 
 required in section 148C.0351, subdivision 2. 

    Subd. 4.    Lapse in licensure.  An applicant's license 
 shall lapse if the renewal application is not received by the 
 date set by the commissioner.  An applicant whose license has 
 lapsed less than two years must meet all the requirements of 
 this chapter except the examination requirements of section 
 148C.04.  An applicant whose license has lapsed for two years or 
 more must meet all the requirements of this chapter except the 
 continuing education requirement of subdivision 2.  License 
 renewal fees of applicants whose license has lapsed shall not be 
 prorated over the time remaining in the annual licensure period. 

    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