§ 21-310
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§21–310.
(1)The Board shall place a licensed environmental health specialist on inactive status for a period not to exceed 4 years if the licensed environmental health specialist:
(i)Submits to the Board a written application for inactive status on a form the Board requires; and
(ii)Pays to the Board the inactive status fee set by the Board.
(2)The Board shall provide to a licensed environmental health specialist who is placed on inactive status written notification of:
(i)The date the license has expired or will expire;
(ii)The date the licensed environmental health specialist’s inactive status became effective;
(iii)The date the licensed environmental health specialist’s inactive status expires; and
(iv)The consequences of not reactivating the license before the inactive status expires.
(3)The Board shall reactivate the license of a licensed environmental health specialist who is on inactive status if the licensed environmental health specialist:
(i)Applies to the Board for reactivation of the license before the inactive status expires;
(ii)Complies with the license renewal requirements that are in effect when the licensed environmental health specialist applies for reactivation;
(iii)Has completed the number of credit hours of approved continuing education set by the Board; and
(iv)Pays to the Board the reactivation processing fee set by the Board.
(1)The Board shall place a licensed environmental health specialist on nonrenewed status for a period not to exceed 4 years if the licensed environmental health specialist failed to renew the license for any reason.
(2)The Board shall provide to a licensed environmental health specialist who is placed on nonrenewed status written notification of:
(i)The date the license expired;
(ii)The date the licensed environmental health specialist’s nonrenewed status became effective;
(iii)The date the licensed environmental health specialist’s nonrenewed status expires; and
(iv)The consequences of not reactivating the license before the nonrenewed status expires.
(3)The Board shall reactivate the license of a licensed environmental health specialist who is placed on nonrenewed status if the licensed environmental health specialist:
(i)Applies to the Board for reactivation of the license before the nonrenewed status expires;
(ii)Complies with the license renewal requirements that are in effect when the individual applies for reactivation;
(iii)Has completed the number of credit hours of approved continuing education set by the Board; and
(iv)Pays to the Board the reactivation processing fee set by the Board.
(c)Notwithstanding subsection
(a)or
(b)of this section, the Board shall reactivate the license of a licensed environmental health specialist who was placed on inactive or nonrenewed status if the licensed environmental health specialist:
(1)Applies to the Board for reactivation after the inactive or nonrenewed status expired;
(2)Pays to the Board the reactivation processing fee set by the Board and any other fees required by the Board;
(3)Provides any documentation required by the Board on the form the Board requires; and
(4)Passes the examination, if any, that is required by the Board in regulation.