37-8-431. Renewal of license. (1) The license of a person licensed under this chapter must be annually renewed on the date set by department rule. At least 30 days prior to the renewal date, the department shall mail an application form for renewal of license to each person to whom a license was issued or renewed during the year. The applicant shall carefully complete and subscribe the application form and return it to the department with a renewal fee prescribed by the board on or before the renewal date.
     (2) The board may increase or decrease the annual license fee so as to maintain in the state special revenue fund at all times an adequate amount to be used for the purpose of administering, policing, and enforcing the provisions of Title 37, chapter 1, and this chapter. On receipt of the application and fee, the department shall verify the accuracy of the application against its record and from other sources the board considers reliable and issue to the applicant a certificate of renewal. The certificate of renewal renders the holder a legal practitioner of nursing for the period stated in the certificate of renewal.
     (3) A licensee who allows the license to lapse by failing to renew the license may be reinstated by the board on satisfactory explanation for the failure to renew license and on payment of the current renewal fee prescribed by the board.
     (4) A person practicing nursing during the time following the date the license has expired is an illegal practitioner and is subject to the penalties provided for violations of this chapter.
     (5) The board may establish a reasonable late fee for licensees who fail to renew their license by the renewal date.

     History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 243, L. 1953; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 195, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 123, Ch. 350, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 215, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 66-1236; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 248, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 345, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 429, L. 1995.