La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXIII-901

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section LXIII-901 - Reinstatement of Lapsed Licenses

A. If the licensee is not renewed by the end of July, due notice having been given, the license shall be regarded as lapsed for the year beginning with that August. Such lapsed license shall not be listed in the directory.

B. The person shall not practice psychology in Louisiana while the license is lapsed.

C. Within two years of the lapsing of such license, the licensee may submit an application for reinstatement for board review along with the payment of a reinstatement fee equal to the current application fee and the current renewal fee. Applicants who appear for reinstatement after one year of the lapsing of his/her license are required to submit to a criminal background check.

D. After two years of the lapsing of such license, the licensee may submit an application for reinstatement for board review along with the payment of a reinstatement fee equal to the current application fee and the current renewal fee provided that the person is in compliance with R.S. 37:2357(A) and the rules and regulations of the board. Applicants for reinstatement received after two years are required to submit to a criminal background check and oral examination.

E. A lapsed license shall be reinstated as of the date all applicable requirements of R.S. 37:2357 have been met. However, the board retains the right to reinstate licenses retroactively in unusual circumstances as specified in the policy and procedures of the LSBEP.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXIII-901

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Examiners of Psychologists, LR 6:489 (August 1980), amended LR 10:795 (October 1984), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners of Psychologists, LR 29:2074 (October 2003), LR 33:648 (April 2007), LR 36:1007 (May 2010), Amended LR 412619 (12/1/2015), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Examiners of Psychologists, LR 421664 (10/1/2016).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2357.