Section Plc 308.11 - Review of Complete Renewal Applications; Decisions(a) After determining that an application is complete, the licensing bureau shall review the application to determine whether the applicant meets all criteria specified in applicable law for the license renewal being applied for, provided that if the technical or professional expertise of the applicable board is needed to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for license renewal, the licensing bureau shall refer the application to the applicable board for review and a recommendation.(b) If an application is referred to the applicable board pursuant to (a), above, the applicable board shall inform the licensing bureau of its recommendation regarding whether the applicant meets the qualifications for licensure within 50 days of receiving the application from the licensing bureau, provided that if the board does not so inform the licensing bureau, the licensing bureau shall make a decision without the board's input.(c) If the applicant has demonstrated that all eligibility criteria specified in applicable law for a renewal license have been met and that none of the grounds for refusing to renew a license specified in Plc 311.04 apply, the licensing bureau shall approve the application and renew the license with notification to the applicant at the applicant's designated email address.(d) If the applicant has not demonstrated that all eligibility criteria specified in applicable law have been met for license renewal or if any of the grounds for refusing to renew a license specified in Plc 311.04 apply, the licensing bureau shall: (1) Issue a denial of the application; and(2) Inform the applicant of the reason(s) for the denial and that the denial shall become final if the applicant does not file a request for a hearing before the applicable board within 30 calendar days of the date of the notice, provided that if the last day of the period is not a working day, the deadline shall extend to 4:00 p.m. of the first working day following.(e) The licensing bureau shall forward the application file, including the denial, to the applicable board when notified that a hearing has been requested.(f) If the applicant does not file a request for a hearing with the applicable board within the time period specified in the notice issued pursuant to (d), above, the denial shall become final.(g) If the application is denied, then: (1) The licensee shall no longer be authorized to practice as of the date the denial becomes final; (2) If the person wishes to practice in New Hampshire, a complete application for reinstatement shall be filed, including new application-related fees; and(3) The application-related fees paid with the renewal application shall not be refunded.N.H. Admin. Code § Plc 308.11
Derived from Number 15, Filed April 13, 2023, Proposed by #13606, Effective 5/1/2023, Expires 5/1/2033.Amended by Number 24, Filed June 13, 2024, Proposed by #13955, Effective 5/3/2024, Expires 5/3/2034 (see Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Plc 300).