La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXII-1109

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LXII-1109 - License/Certificate Renewal and Reinstatement

A. The executive secretary of the board will mail a renewal notice and the requirements for renewal to the last recorded address of each license/certificate holder, at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the license. Regardless of whether the renewal notice is received, it is the sole responsibility of the license/certificate holder to apply for renewal and to pay any applicable fee(s).

1. An applicant may renew a current license/certificate up to 60 days in advance of its expiration.

2. Licenses/certificates become inactive the day after their expiration date.

3. The renewal fee for a license that is renewed within 60 days of inactivation is the fee in place at the time the license was due to expire.

4. A completed renewal application including applicable fees received or postmarked 61 days after the license/certificate expiration date is considered late. The then current application fee increase will be assessed in addition to a late penalty fee.

5. A license/certificate that has been inactive for 12 months but less than 3 years after the expiration date is considered expired but may be renewed by submitting to the board a renewal application, the annual renewal fee for each year missed plus the current year's renewal fee, and the late penalty fee. An expired license/certificate may be renewed within three years of the expiration date by paying all delinquent fees.

6. A license/certificate that has been expired for a period greater than three years after the expiration date is considered permanently retired and may not be renewed. The former license holder may re-apply for a new license as provided by the Act at the time of re-application.

B. The board may refuse to renew a license/certificate if the license/certificate holder is the subject of a lawsuit regarding his/her practice of geoscience or is found censurable for a violation of board laws or rules that would warrant such disciplinary action under R.S. 37:711.23.

C. Licensees must complete a statement of affirmation indicating whether the licensee practiced as a P. G. during the period when the license was inactive/expired. Information regarding unlicensed non-exempt public geoscience practice received under this section shall be referred to the compliance committee for appropriate action that could include the initiation of a complaint by the board.

D. As per R.S. 37:711.23, the board may suspend or revoke a license/certificate as disciplinary action against a license/certificate holder who is found censurable for a violation or rules.

1. A license/certificate that has been suspended can be reinstated by the board only if the suspended license/certificate holder complies with all conditions of the suspension, which may include payment of fines, continuing education requirements, participation in a peer review program or any other disciplinary action outlined in the Act.

2. A license/certificate that has been revoked can be re-instated only if a majority vote by the board approves reinstatement, after the applicant:

a. re-applies and submits all required application materials and fees;

b. successfully completes an examination in the discipline of geoscience if the applicant has not previously passed said examination(s); and

c. provides evidence to demonstrate competency and that future compliance with the Act and rules of the board.

E. A license/certificate holder is exempt from any increased fee or other penalty imposed in this Section for failing to renew the license in a timely manner if the license holder provides adequate documentation, including copies of orders, to establish to the satisfaction of the board that the license holder failed to renew in a timely manner due to active duty service in the United States Armed Forces outside of Louisiana.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXII-1109

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Board of Professional Geoscientists, LR 412346 (11/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:711.8(C)(1) and R.S. 37:711.2.