2004 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 commissioner 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 commissioner 
 or the license will lapse.  An application for renewal of 
 inactive status must include evidence satisfactory to the 
 commissioner that the licensee has completed 40 clock hours of 
 continuing professional education required in section 148C.075, 
 and be received by the commissioner 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 
 commissioner.  

    HIST: 1Sp2003 c 14 art 5 s 23