(a) Licenses issued under this chapter expire and become invalid if not renewed each year.
(b) To maintain a license, a person licensed under this chapter shall pay a fee for renewal of the license to the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology on or before the expiration date of each year.
(c) (1) (A) If a request for renewal is postmarked on or before fifteen (15) days after the expiration date:(i) The request shall not be considered late; and(ii) The licensee shall not be: (a) Considered as practicing without a license; or (b) Charged a late fee.(B) If payment of the renewal fee is postmarked on or after sixteen (16) days after the expiration date of any given year, the board may renew a license upon payment of the renewal of license fee plus a late renewal payment penalty, which shall equal the amount prescribed for the late penalty per month under § 17-100-308.(C) A license renewed under this subsection becomes effective on the day after the request for renewal is postmarked.(2) A person who requests renewal of a license, whose license has expired, shall not be required to submit to examination as a condition to renewal.
(1) (A) If a request for renewal is postmarked on or before fifteen (15) days after the expiration date:(i) The request shall not be considered late; and(ii) The licensee shall not be: (a) Considered as practicing without a license; or (b) Charged a late fee.(B) If payment of the renewal fee is postmarked on or after sixteen (16) days after the expiration date of any given year, the board may renew a license upon payment of the renewal of license fee plus a late renewal payment penalty, which shall equal the amount prescribed for the late penalty per month under § 17-100-308.(C) A license renewed under this subsection becomes effective on the day after the request for renewal is postmarked.
(A) If a request for renewal is postmarked on or before fifteen (15) days after the expiration date:(i) The request shall not be considered late; and(ii) The licensee shall not be: (a) Considered as practicing without a license; or (b) Charged a late fee.
(i) The request shall not be considered late; and
(ii) The licensee shall not be: (a) Considered as practicing without a license; or (b) Charged a late fee.
(a) Considered as practicing without a license; or
(b) Charged a late fee.
(B) If payment of the renewal fee is postmarked on or after sixteen (16) days after the expiration date of any given year, the board may renew a license upon payment of the renewal of license fee plus a late renewal payment penalty, which shall equal the amount prescribed for the late penalty per month under § 17-100-308.
(C) A license renewed under this subsection becomes effective on the day after the request for renewal is postmarked.
(2) A person who requests renewal of a license, whose license has expired, shall not be required to submit to examination as a condition to renewal.
(d) A suspended license is subject to expiration and may be renewed as provided in this section, but the renewal shall not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended and until it is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity or in any other conduct or activity in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended.
(e) (1) A person who fails to renew his or her license within five (5) years after the date of its expiration may not renew it, and it may not be restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter.(2) However, the person may apply for and obtain a new license if he or she meets the requirements of this chapter.
(1) A person who fails to renew his or her license within five (5) years after the date of its expiration may not renew it, and it may not be restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter.
(2) However, the person may apply for and obtain a new license if he or she meets the requirements of this chapter.
(f) If a person affirmatively indicates on his or her renewal that he or she intends to participate in the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, then he or she shall apply for a criminal background check and meet the qualifications for issuance of a license under § 17-100-309.