37-4-406. Renewal fee -- default -- forfeiture of license -- local fees prohibited. (1) Each licensed dental hygienist shall pay a renewal fee to the board. The renewal fee must be set by the board commensurate with costs.
     (2) Payment of the renewal fee must be made on or before the license expiration date set by department rule, and a license renewal must be issued by the department. A reasonable late fee must be required if the renewal fee is not paid in a timely manner.
     (3) Except as provided in 37-1-138, in case of default in payment of the renewal fee by any licensee, the licensee shall forfeit the license.
     (a) The board shall give the licensee 30 days' notice of its proposed forfeiture action. The notice must be sent by certified mail to the last-known address of the licensee and must contain a statement of the time and place of the meeting at which the forfeiture will be considered.
     (b) The payment of the renewal fee on or before the time set for forfeiture, with a reasonable late fee set by the board, excuses the default.
     (c) A license forfeited for nonpayment of the renewal fee may be reinstated within 5 years of forfeiture if:
     (i) renewal fees are paid for each period that they were unpaid, plus a late penalty for each period;
     (ii) the applicant produces evidence, satisfactory to the board, of good standing with the dental hygiene regulatory agencies of any jurisdiction in which the applicant has engaged in the active practice of dental hygiene since the last payment of a renewal fee under this chapter; and
     (iii) the applicant produces evidence, satisfactory to the board, of good character and competence.
     (4) Each dental hygienist shall give the board notice of any change in name, address, or status within 30 days of the change.
     (5) The board may, after a hearing, revoke or suspend the license of a dental hygienist for violating this chapter.
     (6) A unit of local government, including those exercising self-government powers, may not impose a license fee on a dental hygienist licensed under this chapter.

     History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 48, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 3115.22, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 352, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 89, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-922; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 337, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 345, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 349, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 429, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 492, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 230, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 271, L. 2003.