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.

Notes

4 CCR 737-1.19

39 CR 04, February 25, 2016, effective 3/16/2016 43 CR 20, October 25, 2020, effective 11/14/2020 44 CR 07, April 10, 2021, effective 4/30/2021 44 CR 15, August 10, 2021, effective 8/30/2021 44 CR 19, October 10, 2021, effective 10/30/2021 45 CR 18, September 25,2022, effective 9/2/2022 45 CR 22, November 25, 2022, effective 12/15/2022