La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXV-125

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LXXV-125 - Renewals

A. All licenses and registrations shall be renewed annually by June 30, to avoid delinquent renewal fees.

B. Initial licenses and registrations issued during the last quarter of the fiscal year, i.e., April, May, and June, will not be required to be renewed during that fiscal year. No continuing education hours will be required of the licensee or registrant for that period.

C. Licensees shall list on their renewal form the licensees (i.e., provisional speech-language pathologists, restricted speech-language pathologists, restricted audiologists, speech-language pathology assistants, or provisional speech-language pathology assistants) and aides that they are supervising.

D. It is the licensee and registrant's continuing obligation to keep the board informed of his/her current mailing address.

E. Licensees shall participate in continuing professional education activities for each license period, July 1-June 30, in accordance with §127

F. Inactive status is granted to licensees who are retired or who do not practice audiology or speech-language pathology during the fiscal year, July 1-June 30.

1. Licensees on inactive status may retain their license by payment of the annual renewal fee.

2. These licensees shall complete the affidavit on the continuing education report and submit it at the time of licensure renewal.

3. The licensee may submit the required five hours of continuing education each year he/she is on inactive status or submit all of the hours the year he/she returns to work in the profession.

4. Licensees on inactive status or who are retired shall not supervise individuals or otherwise engage in the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology.

5. In order to resume the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology, licensees on inactive status shall demonstrate completion of 5 clock hours of continuing education in the area of licensure for each year that inactive status was maintained (maximum of 25 hours). In addition, a letter requesting a change to active status must be submitted to the board office prior to resuming the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology.

G. Licensees who hold a license requiring supervision and who are not working in the field of audiology and/or speech-language pathology shall submit a notarized statement at the time of license renewal attesting to the fact that they did not work in the profession during the license period.

H. The board may refuse to consider any renewal application which is not complete in every detail, including submission of every document required by the application form and instructions. The board may, in its discretion, require additional information as a condition for consideration of the application.

I. Delinquent Renewal

1. Delinquent requests for renewals will be accepted by the board through July 31, provided the delinquent renewal fee is paid in accordance with §123, and the continuing education requirements have been met.

2. A licensee whose license lapsed on August 1, and applies to reinstate prior to the following June 30, is required to submit a completed application, proof of continuing education, initial license fee and delinquent renewal fee in accordance with §123 and §127

3. A licensee whose license lapsed on August 1, and applies for reinstatement after June 30, of the following year, is required to submit a completed application, proof of continuing education, and is subject to the initial license fee and the requirements of §127

4. A telehealth registrant whose registration lapsed on August 1, must complete the initial application process for telehealth registration.

J. Conditional Renewal

1. Licensees who previously held a full, valid license which was obtained under the grandfather clause of Act 260 of the 1978 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature, whether delinquent or lapsed, for a period not to exceed five years, shall be eligible for licensure renewal or reinstatement upon meeting the continuing education requirement and submitting the appropriate renewal fee in accordance with §123 If the license has lapsed for a period of more than five years, applicants shall reapply in accordance with the requirements enumerated in R.S. 37:2651 et seq., as amended by Act 892 of the 1995 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

2. Licensees who previously held a restricted license which was obtained under Act 260 of the 1978 Regular Session of the Louisiana legislature, whether delinquent or lapsed, shall be eligible for licensure renewal or reinstatement, upon meeting the continuing education requirement and submitting the appropriate renewal fee as required in accordance with §123 and §127

3. Licensees who allow their license to lapse (August 1) shall submit documentation of completion of five clock hours of continuing education (maximum of 25 hours) in the area of licensure for each year that the license has lapsed in addition to meeting the license requirements enumerated in R.S. 37:2650 et seq.

4. Licensees who have allowed their license to lapse for a period of five years or greater, and do not hold a current audiology or speech-language pathology license in another state, must submit evidence of 25 continuing education hours directly related to the clinical practice of the license being sought and must have been obtained within the past 18 months.

5. Licensees who have allowed their license to lapse for a period of 10 years or greater, and do not hold a current audiology or speech-language pathology license in another state, must submit a passing score on the educational testing service's specialty area examination for audiology or speechlanguage pathology, as applicable to the license being sought, achieved no more than five years prior to the submission of the request for reinstatement.

6. Renewal of a license will not be granted until all requirements including mandated continuing education hours have been completed.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXV-125

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, LR 14:707 (October 1988), amended LR 22:351 (May 1996), LR 27:198 (February 2001), LR 28:1972 (September 2002), LR 30:2314 (October 2004), LR 33:2195 (October 2007), LR 37:2395 (August 2011), LR 39:1043 (April 2013), amended by the Department of Health, Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, LR 42:1667 (October 2016), LR 45256 (2/1/2019), Amended LR 482742 (11/1/2022), Repromulgated LR 492958 (12/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:2650 et seq.