4 CCR 737-1.19 - INACTIVE LICENSE STATUS AND REACTIVATION OF LICENSE (C.R.S. section 12-20-203)
A.
Inactive status. Pursuant to section
12-20-203, C.R.S., any Licensee
may apply to the Board to be transferred to an inactive status. Such
application shall be in the form and manner designated by the Board. The holder
of an inactive license shall not be required to comply with the continuing
competency requirements for renewal so long as they remain inactive.
1. During such time as a Licensee remains in
an inactive status, they shall not perform those acts restricted to active
licensed professional counselors pursuant to section
12-43-601(5),
C.R.S. [deleted]. The Board shall retain jurisdiction over inactive licensees
for the purposes of disciplinary action pursuant to section
12-245-222(1)(d),
C.R.S.
2. Practicing with an
inactive license shall constitute unlicensed practice and, therefore, may be
grounds for disciplinary or injunctive action, up to and including
revocation.
B.
Reactivation requirements. To be considered for
license reactivation, an applicant must submit a completed reactivation
application and the reactivation fee.
C.
Required
statements.
1. Each applicant for
reactivation shall certify the following:
a.
Every license, certificate, or registration to practice professional counseling
held by the applicant is in good standing;
b. Applicant has no knowledge of any
injunction or disciplinary action completed or pending against her/his license,
certificate, registration, or listing to practice psychotherapy or professional
counseling;
c. Applicant has no
knowledge of any malpractice judgment against her/him, has no knowledge of any
settlement of a malpractice action or claim against them, and has no knowledge
of any malpractice action or claim pending against her/him, where the
malpractice alleged relates to her/his practice of psychotherapy or
professional counseling;
d.
Applicant has no knowledge of any complaint pending, investigation being
conducted by, or disciplinary proceeding pending before the licensing,
grievance, or disciplinary board of any jurisdiction in which she/he is
licensed, certified, registered, or listed to practice psychotherapy or
professional counseling where the complaint, investigation, or proceeding
concerns her/his practice of psychotherapy or professional
counseling.
2. The Board
may decline to issue a license to an applicant for reactivation if disciplinary
action is pending or if there is an unresolved complaint.
D.
Continuing Professional
Competence. Pursuant to section
12-245-606, C.R.S., effective
January 1, 2011, Licensees shall demonstrate continuing professional competence
in order to reactivate.
1. An applicant for
reactivation must comply with all Continuing Professional Development
reactivation requirements pursuant to Board Rule 1.18 within the two years
immediately preceding the application receipt date.
E.
Licenses inactive more than
two years. The Board has established the following criteria for
determining whether an applicant for reactivation has demonstrated competency
to practice as required by section
12-245-205(3),
C.R.S.
1. In addition to the requirements set
forth in Rule 1.19 , an applicant whose license has been inactive more than two
years shall pass a Board approved jurisprudence examination and demonstrate
her/his competency to practice by either:
a. A
written statement detailing work experience related to the practice of
professional counseling or psychotherapy during the time the license has been
inactive. If work experience was in another jurisdiction(s), verification of
licensure from each jurisdiction(s) is required;
or
b.
Retaking and passing the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc.
Examination (NBCC); or
c. Completion of an additional ten
Professional Development Hours as defined in Board Rule 1.18 for each year or
portion thereof the license has been inactive;
or
d.
Other means determined by the Board.
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