Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1020-01-.13 - LICENSURE RETIREMENT AND REACTIVATION
(1) Licensees who
wish to retain their licenses but not actively practice may avoid
administrative revocation of licensure and/or compliance with the licensure
renewal process and continuing education requirements by doing the following:
(a) Obtain from, complete and submit to the
Board Administrative Office an affidavit of retirement form; and
(b) Submit any documentation which may be
required by the form to the Board Administrative Office.
(2) Any licensee whose license has been
retired may reenter active practice by doing the following:
(a) Submit a written request for licensure
reactivation to the Board Administrative Office;
(b) Pay the Licensure Renewal Fee and State
Regulatory Fee as provided in rule 1020-01-.02(1)(b) and (c). lf retirement was
pursuant to rule 1020-01-.11(5), and reactivation was requested prior to the
expiration of one (1) year from the date of retirement, the Board may require
payment of the Late Renewal Fee and past due Renewal Fees and State Regulatory
Fees as provided in rule 1020-01-.02(1)(b), (c) and (d);
(c) Submit, along with the reactivation
request, proof of certification of attendance and completion of the following:
1. At least twenty-seven (27) clock hours of
Board approved continuing education as a prerequisite to licensure
reactivation, if the licensee applies for reactivation of a retired license
before the expiration of five (5) years from the date of retirement;
or
2. At least fifty (50) clock
hours of Board approved continuing education as a prerequisite to licensure
reactivation, if the licensee applies for reactivation of a retired license
after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of retirement;
or
3. The continuing education
required by parts 1. or 2. if the licensee is licensed in good standing and
actively practicing in another state whose continuing education requirements do
not meet or exceed the Board's continuing education requirements. lf licensed
in good standing and actively practicing in another state whose continuing
education requirements meet or exceed the Board's requirements, a licensee may
apply for reactivation without submitting proof of completing the continuing
education required by parts 1. or 2.
(d) The continuing education hours completed
as a prerequisite to licensure reactivation shall not be credited toward the
continuing education hours required to be completed by the end of the calendar
year of reactivation.
1. Submitting proof of
successful completion of the requirements in subparagraph (2) (c) of this rule
shall be considered proof of sufficient continuing education to constitute
continuing education clock hour credit for the length of time already
transpired in the calendar year in which the license is reactivated.
2. Such credit shall be calculated at the
rate of four and a half (4%) clock hours per quarter-calendar year.
(3) Anyone retiring and
then reactivating a license must remain in "active status" and may not retire
again until the expiration of one (1) renewal cycle.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-16-103, and 63-16-107.
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