4 Colo. Code Regs. § 726-1.19
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024
Section 4 CCR 726-1.19 - INACTIVE LICENSE STATUS AND REACTIVATION OF LICENSEA.Inactive status. Pursuant to section 12-20-203, C.R.S., any Licensee may apply to the Board to be transferred to an inactive status. Such application shall be in the form and manner designated by the Board. The holder of an inactive license shall not be required to comply with the continuing competency requirements for renewal so long as he or she remains inactive. 1. During such time as a Licensee remains in an inactive status, he or she shall not perform those acts restricted to active licensure pursuant to section 12-245-405, C.R.S. The Board shall retain jurisdiction over inactive licensees for the purposes of disciplinary action pursuant to section 12-245-222(1)(d), C.R.S.2. Practicing with an inactive license shall constitute unlicensed practice and, therefore, may be grounds for disciplinary or injunctive action, up to and including revocation.B.Reactivation requirements. To be considered for license reactivation, an applicant must submit a completed reactivation application and the reactivation fee.C.Required statements.1. Each applicant for reactivation shall certify the following:a. Every license, certificate, or registration to practice social work held by the applicant is in good standing;b. Applicant has no knowledge of any injunction or disciplinary action completed or pending against their license, certificate, registration, or listing to practice psychotherapy or social work;c. Applicant has no knowledge of any malpractice judgment against them, has no knowledge of any settlement of a malpractice action or claim against them, and has no knowledge of any malpractice action or claim pending against them, where the malpractice alleged relates to their practice of psychotherapy or social work;d. Applicant has no knowledge of any inquiry/complaint pending, investigation being conducted by, or disciplinary proceeding pending before the licensing, grievance, or disciplinary board of any jurisdiction in which he or she is licensed, certified, registered, or listed to practice social work or psychotherapy where the complaint, investigation, or proceeding concerns their practice of social work or psychotherapy.2. The Board may decline to issue a license to an applicant for reactivation if disciplinary action is pending or if there is an unresolved complaint.D.Continuing Professional Competence. Pursuant to section 12-245-410, C.R.S., effective January 1, 2011, licensed social workers or licensed clinical social workers shall demonstrate continuing professional competence in order to reactivate. 1. An applicant for reactivation must comply with all Continuing Professional Development reactivation requirements pursuant to Board Rule 1.18 having completed forty Professional Development Hours within the two years immediately preceding the application receipt date.E.Additional criteria for a license inactive more than two years. The Board has established the following criteria for determining whether an applicant for reactivation has demonstrated competency to practice as required by section 12-245-205(3), C.R.S.1. An applicant whose license has been inactive more than two years shall pass a Board approved jurisprudence examination and either:a. A written statement detailing work experience related to the practice of social work or psychotherapy during the time the license has been inactive. If work experience was in other jurisdiction(s), verification of licensure from each jurisdiction(s) is required; orb. Retaking and passing the appropriate examination, which covers the general areas of knowledge in social work, which shall be administered under contract as approved by the Board. Social work reactivation applicants shall take the appropriate examination required for the level of licensure sought; or,c. Completion of an additional ten Professional Development Hours as defined in Board Rule 1.18 for each year or portion thereof the license has been inactive; or d. Other means determined by the Board.39 CR 04, February 25, 2016, effective 3/16/201639 CR 24, December 25, 2016, effective 1/14/201743 CR 20, October 25, 2020, effective 11/14/202044 CR 08, April 25, 2021, effective 5/15/202144 CR 20, October 25, 2021, effective 11/14/202145 CR 20, October 25, 2022, effective 11/14/2022