(a) All licenses are effective when issued by the Board.
(b) A license issued under this chapter is valid for two years from the date of issuance and expires on the last day of the month of February.
(c) A license may be renewed by the payment of the renewal fee and by the completion and submission on a form provided by the Board of a sworn statement by the applicant that the license has been neither revoked nor is currently suspended.
(d) Failure of a licensee to renew the license biennially and before expiration as established under subsection (b), deprives the licensee of the right to practice until reinstatement of the license. The license may be reinstated at any time during the first 24 months immediately following the date the license expired by payment of any penalty or reinstatement fees established by the Board, in addition to the established renewal fee. Failure of a licensee to be reinstated during the first 24 months immediately following the date the license expired requires the individual, before resuming practice in the Virgin Islands, to submit an application on the prescribed form, and to meet all other requirements for licensure. This subsection may not be construed to permit a person to engage in the practice of social work in the Virgin Islands without a valid and active license.
(e) The Board shall adopt a program of continuing education to ensure that all licensees remain informed of those professional subjects that the Board considers appropriate to the practice of social work. The Board may by regulation describe the methods by which the requirements of the program must be satisfied. The licensee failure to meet the requirements of continuing education results in nonrenewal of a license.
(f) A person licensed under this chapter who is not engaged in the practice of social work or who does not live in the Virgin Islands may request, in writing, that the Board place that person’s license in inactive status.