Section Opt 503.01 - Effect of Inactive License on Disciplinary Actions(a) A licensee may surrender an active license by providing written notice to the board of such conversion.(b) Surrender or non-renewal of a license shall not preclude the board from investigating or completing a disciplinary proceeding based upon the licensee's professional conduct while the license was still in effect. Such investigations and proceedings shall be handled in the same manner as other disciplinary investigations and proceedings.(c) A licensee who surrenders a license shall have no right or privilege to practice in New Hampshire. A licensee who reapplies for licensure in New Hampshire after electing to surrender his or her license shall meet all of the requirements then in effect for new applicants.(d) A licensee who wishes to surrender his or her license as part of a settlement of pending misconduct allegations shall make a written settlement offer to the board before the close of the record in a disciplinary hearing.(e) Any settlement agreement reached under (d), above, shall include the following concessions:(1) That license surrender has occurred in settlement of pending disciplinary charges;(2) That all or some specifically identified part of the material facts pertaining to the charges are true; and(3) That the pending disciplinary allegations shall be issues to be resolved in any future application the licensee submits in New Hampshire.(f) The fact of license surrender and the terms of any settlement agreement pertaining thereto shall be distributed to all relevant licensing authorities and professional societies in the same manner as a final decision containing a specific finding of professional misconduct pursuant to Opt 501.05(f).N.H. Admin. Code § Opt 503.01
(See Revision Note at part heading for Opt 100) #5839, eff 6-17-94, EXPIRED: 6-17-00
New. #7370, INTERIM, eff 9-30-00, EXPIRED: 3-29-01
New. #7670, eff 4-4-02, EXPIRED: 4-4-10
New. #9756, eff 7-20-10
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 41, Filed October 12, 2017, Proposed by #12383, Effective 9/16/2017, Expires 9/16/2027.