(a) Licenses shall be renewed every two years upon payment of the required fee, provided the person applying for renewal completes 10 hours of continuing education, approved by the Director, during the preceding two-year period. The continuing education requirement begins with the first full two-year renewal period. The Director, with the advice of the advisors appointed under section 4405 of this title, shall establish guidelines and criteria for continuing education credit.

(b) Biennially, the Director shall forward a renewal form to each licensee. Upon receipt of the completed form and the renewal fee, the Director shall issue a new license.

(c) Any application for reinstatement of a license that has lapsed shall be accompanied by the renewal fee and the late renewal penalty. A person shall not be required to pay renewal fees for years during which the license was lapsed.

(d) To demonstrate continuing competence, a person whose license has lapsed for more than five years shall document completion of 10 hours of continuing education and successfully complete the licensing examination prior to reinstatement of the license. (Added 1999, No. 133 (Adj. Sess.), § 46, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; 2005, No. 27, § 109.)