12.355 Renewal of professional license or certification held by active duty member
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of Armed Forces.
(1)Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, any member of the Armed Forces
of the United States on active duty who, at the time of activation, was:
(a)A member in good standing with any administrative body of the state; and
(b)Duly licensed or certified to engage in his or her profession or vocation in the
Commonwealth;
shall be kept in good standing by the administrative body with which he or she is
licensed or certified.
(2)While a licensee or certificate holder is an active duty member of the Armed Forces
of the United States, the license or certificate referenced in subsection
(1)of this
section shall be renewed without:
(a)The payment of dues or fees;
(b)Obtaining continuing education credits when:
1. Circumstances associated with military duty prevent obtaining training
and a waiver request has been submitted to the appropriate
administrative body; or
2. The active duty military member performs the licensed or certified
occupation as part of his or her military duties as annotated in Defense
Department form 214 (DD 214); or
(c)Performing any other act typically required for the renewal of the license or
certificate.
(3)The license or certificate issued under this section shall be continued as long as the
licensee or certificate holder is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States
on active duty and for a period of at least six
(6)months after discharge from active
duty.