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(1) The credential to practice a profession shall be renewed biennially without examination upon request of the credentialed person and upon documentation of continuing competency pursuant to sections 71-161.09 and 71-161.10. The biennial credential renewals provided for in this section shall be accomplished in such manner as the department, with the approval of the designated professional board, shall establish by rule and regulation. The biennial expiration date in the different professions shall be as follows:

(a) January, pharmacy and psychology;

(b) February, funeral directing and embalming;

(c) March, dentistry and dental hygiene;

(d) April, podiatry and veterinary medicine and surgery;

(e) May, athletic training and acupuncture;

(f) June, respiratory care;

(g) August, chiropractic and optometry;

(h) September, alcohol and drug counseling, medical nutrition therapy, mental health practice including any associated certification, and osteopathic medicine;

(i) October, medicine and surgery;

(j) November, massage therapy and physical therapy; and

(k) December, audiology and speech-language pathology.

The request for renewal need not be in any particular form and shall be accompanied by the renewal fee. Such fee shall be paid not later than the date of the expiration of such credential, except that while actively engaged in the military service of the United States, as defined in the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as the act existed on January 1, 2002, persons credentialed to practice the professions listed in this subsection shall not be required to pay the renewal fee.

(2) When a person credentialed pursuant to the Uniform Licensing Law desires to have his or her credential lapse upon expiration, he or she shall notify the department of such desire in writing. The department shall notify the credentialed person in writing of the acceptance or denial of the request to allow the credential to lapse. When the lapsed status becomes effective, the right to represent himself or herself as a credentialed person and to practice the profession in which a license is required shall terminate. To restore the credential from lapsed to active status, such person shall be required to meet the requirements for initial credentialing which are in effect at the time that he or she wishes to restore the credential.

(3) When a person credentialed pursuant to the Uniform Licensing Law desires to have his or her credential placed on inactive status upon its expiration, he or she shall notify the department of such desire in writing and pay the inactive status fee. The department shall notify the credentialed person in writing of the acceptance or denial of the request to allow the credential to be placed on inactive status. When the credential is placed on inactive status, the credentialed person shall not engage in the practice of such profession. A credential may remain on inactive status for an indefinite period of time. In order to move a credential from inactive to active status, a person shall be required to meet the requirements for renewal which are in effect at the time he or she wishes to regain active status.

(4) At least thirty days before the expiration of a credential, the department shall notify each credentialed person by a letter addressed to him or her at his or her last place of residence as noted upon its records. Any credentialed person who fails to notify the department of his or her desire to let his or her credential lapse or be placed on inactive status upon its expiration or who fails to meet the requirements for renewal on or before the date of expiration of his or her credential shall be given a second notice in the same manner as the first notice advising him or her (a) of the failure to meet the requirements for renewal, (b) that the credential has expired, (c) that the person is subject to an administrative penalty under section 71-164.01 if he or she practices after the expiration date and prior to renewal of the credential, (d) that upon the receipt of the renewal fee and the required late fee within thirty days after the expiration date, no order of revocation will be entered, and (e) that upon the failure to comply with subdivision (d) of this subsection within such time, the credential will be revoked in the manner prescribed in section 71-149.

(5) Any credentialed person who desires to reinstate the credential not more than one year after the date of revocation for failure to meet the renewal requirements shall apply to the department for reinstatement. The credential may be reinstated upon the recommendation of the board for his or her profession and the receipt of evidence of meeting the renewal requirements and paying the required late fee.

(6) Any credentialed person who desires to reinstate the credential more than one year after the date of revocation for failure to meet the renewal requirements shall petition the board to recommend reinstatement as prescribed in section 71-161.05. The credential may be reinstated upon the recommendation of the board for his or her profession and the receipt of evidence of meeting the renewal requirements and paying the required late fee.

Laws 1927, c. 167, § 10, p. 456

C.S.1929, § 71-209

Laws 1933, c. 122, § 1, p. 492

Laws 1935, c. 142, § 29, p. 529

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 71-209

Laws 1943, c. 151, § 1, p. 551

R.S.1943, § 71-110

Laws 1953, c. 238, § 2, p. 824

Laws 1957, c. 298, § 7, p. 1077

Laws 1961, c. 337, § 5, p. 1051

Laws 1978, LB 406, § 3

Laws 1979, LB 427, § 3

Laws 1979, LB 428, § 1

Laws 1984, LB 481, § 8

Laws 1985, LB 129, § 4

Laws 1986, LB 277, § 4

Laws 1986, LB 286, § 30

Laws 1986, LB 579, § 22

Laws 1986, LB 926, § 4

Laws 1986, LB 355, § 10

Laws 1987, LB 473, § 5

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 7

Laws 1988, LB 557, § 15

Laws 1989, LB 342, § 6

Laws 1990, LB 1064, § 1

Laws 1993, LB 187, § 4

Laws 1993, LB 669, § 5

Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 16

Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 3

Laws 1995, LB 406, § 13

Laws 1997, LB 197, § 1

Laws 1999, LB 828, § 12

Laws 2001, LB 270, § 3

Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 5

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 14

Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 106