37-15-308. Renewal. (1) Each licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist shall pay to the board the fee for the renewal of the license according to rules adopted by the department.
     (2) The department shall notify each person licensed under this chapter relative to the date of expiration of the license and the amount of the renewal fee. This notice must be mailed to each licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist at least 1 month before the expiration of the license.
     (3) Renewal may be made at any time during the 60 days prior to the expiration date by application therefor.
     (4) Failure on the part of any licensed person to pay the renewal fee by the expiration date does not deprive the person of the right to renew the license, but the fee must be increased 10% for each month that the payment of the renewal fee is delayed after the expiration date. The maximum fee for delayed renewal may not exceed twice the normal renewal fee.
     (5) Application for renewal following a lapse of 1 year or more is subject to review by the board, and the applicant may be requested to complete an examination successfully if the board so determines.
     (6) A suspended license is subject to expiration and may be renewed as provided in this section, but the renewal does not entitle the licensee, while the license remains suspended, to engage in the licensed activity or in any other activity or conduct which violates the order or judgment by which the license was suspended.
     (7) A license revoked on disciplinary grounds is subject to expiration, and it may not be renewed. If it is reinstated after its expiration, the licensee, as a condition of reinstatement, shall pay a reinstatement fee in an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last preceding regular renewal date before the date on which it is reinstated plus the delinquency fee, if any, accrued at the time of its revocation.
     (8) A person who fails to renew a license within 2 years after its expiration may not renew it, and it may not be restored, reissued, or reinstated. However, the person may reapply for and obtain a new license if the person meets the requirements of this chapter.

     History: En. 66-3907, 66-3910 by Secs. 8, 11, Ch. 543, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 66-3907(4) thru (7), 66-3910(3) thru (7); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 368, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 413, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 429, L. 1995.