54-1411. RENEWAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSE. (1) Renewal. Except for emeritus status, each license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid from the date of its issue until the first renewal date thereafter.
(a) No license shall be valid unless renewed each and every two (2) years on the renewal dates fixed by the board.
(b) The board may impose a renewal fee in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
(c) A license that is not timely renewed is a lapsed license.
(2) Certified nurse-midwives, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists and certified nurse practitioners desiring license renewal must provide proof, satisfactory to the board, of the applicant’s competence to practice by documenting completion of a peer review process.
(3) Reinstatement. A person whose license has lapsed, or who holds an emeritus status license in good standing, or whose license has been revoked, suspended, limited, conditioned or otherwise sanctioned by the board, may apply for reinstatement of the license to active and unrestricted status. A licensee’s ability to apply for reinstatement may be subject to time constraints imposed by board rule or by the terms of a disciplinary order. An applicant for reinstatement must:
(a) Pay a reinstatement fee in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
(b) Submit a completed reinstatement application and provide proof, satisfactory to the board, of the applicant’s competency to practice.
(c) Document compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in any order of the board as a condition of reinstatement.
History:
[(54-1411) 54-1410, added 1977, ch. 132, sec. 2, p. 285; am. 1984, ch. 57, sec. 4, p. 104; am. and redesig. 1998, ch. 118, sec. 8, p. 442; am. 2002, ch. 80, sec. 6, p. 181; am. 2004, ch. 262, sec. 2, p. 741; am. 2012, ch. 142, sec. 7, p. 376; am. 2017, ch. 55, sec. 2, p. 86.]