4 CCR 728-1.10 - RENEWALS, REINSTATEMENTS AND REACTIVATIONS
This Rule is promulgated pursuant to sections 12-20-202, 12-20-203, 12-20-204, and 12-275-108(1)(b), C.R.S.
A. RENEWALS.
1. The Board may prescribe renewal
requirements, including compliance with the required continuing
education.
2. Pursuant to section
12-20-202(1)(e),
C.R.S., a licensee shall have a sixty-day grace period after the expiration of
his or her license to renew such license without the imposition of a
disciplinary sanction for practicing on an expired license.
3. Pursuant to section
24-79.5-102(3),
C.R.S., a delinquency fee shall be charged for late renewals.
4. A licensee who does not renew his or her
license within the sixty-day grace period shall be treated as having an expired
license and shall be ineligible to practice until such license is reinstated.
If the licensee practiced with an expired license the Board may impose
disciplinary sanctions for such unlicensed practice.
5. Each optometrist applying for renewal,
unless he or she qualifies for an exemption, is required to fulfill the
substance use prevention training requirements set forth in Rule
1.25.
B.
REINSTATEMENT/REACTIVATION REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPIRED OR INACTIVE LICENSES.
1. In order to reinstate or reactivate a
license back into active status, each applicant shall submit a completed Board
approved application along with the required fee in order to be considered for
licensure approval and must also verify that he or she:
a. Accurately and completely listed any acts
that would be grounds for disciplinary action under the Optometry Practice Law
and/or Board Rule and provided a written explanation of the circumstances of
such act, including supporting documentation, if required, since last renewing
his or her license to an active or inactive status in this state.
b. Accurately and completely provided any and
all information pertaining to any final or pending disciplinary action by any
state or jurisdiction in which the applicant is or has been previously licensed
since last renewing his or her license to an active or inactive status in this
state.
2. If the license
has been expired or inactive for less than two years, then the applicant is
required to submit proof of fulfilling the requirements of Rule 1.24 for the
two-year period in which his or her license was last active.
3. If the license has been expired or
inactive for two years or longer:
a. The
applicant is required to submit proof of fulfilling the requirements of Rule
1.24 for the two-year period in which the license was expired or inactive
immediately preceding the date of application; and
b. The applicant shall demonstrate to the
Board that he or she is competent to practice as an optometrist. The Board
shall require the following as a demonstration of competency to practice:
(1) Documentation of active practice in
another state for the two years immediately preceding the filing of the
reinstatement application; or
(2)
Successful completions of courses approved by the Board; or
(3) Any other professional standard or
measure of continued competency as determined by the Board, which may include
successful completion of the national exam.
4. An applicant may petition the Board for
reinstatement/reactivation with a waiver of the competency requirements in this
Rule, upon demonstration of hardship. The Board, at its discretion, may grant
such waiver and reinstatement so long as the public is protected.
5. Each optometrist applying for
reinstatement or reactivation, unless he or she qualifies for an exemption, is
required to fulfill the substance use prevention training requirements set
forth in Rule 1.25.
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