2006 Alabama Code - Section 34-8A-6 — Inactive status; collection is disposition of fees, etc.; biennial renewal.

A licensee may request that the board designate his or her license with inactive status at any point prior to the date of renewal. Granting inactive status to a licensee revokes all privileges associated with this chapter until reactivation is requested by the licensee. Procedures for reactivating a license for practice status will be established by the board.

All fees from applicants seeking licensing or certification for private practice under this chapter, and all license, certificate, or renewal fees received under this chapter shall be paid to the board. No part of any fee shall be returnable under any conditions other than failure of the board to hold examinations at the time originally announced, whereupon the entire fee may be returned at the option of the candidate. All fees collected in this manner plus renewal fees and all gifts or grants shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the board. There is appropriated from the Treasury funds to the credit of the board to be used for printing, travel expenses of the board, and for other necessary expenses as are necessary to carry out of the provisions of this chapter. Expenses shall be paid under the written direction of the chair of the board in accordance with normal state procedure.

The board is required to charge an application fee to be determined by the board. In addition to the application fee, the board may establish by rule a reasonable application package fee, supervising counseling approval processing fee, and examination fee.

Every licensed professional counselor or certified counselor associate engaging in private practice in this state is required to pay biennially to the board during the month of July a renewal fee to be determined by the board. The chair thereupon shall issue a document renewing his or her license or certificate for a term of two years. The license or certificate of any counselor who fails to have his or her license or certificate renewed biennially during the month of July shall lapse. Failure to renew a license or certificate, however, shall not deprive the counselor or counselor associate of the right of renewal thereafter. A lapsed license or certificate may be renewed within a period of two years after lapse upon payment of fees in arrears, or thereafter, upon payment of a renewal fee as determined by the board.

(Acts 1979, No. 79-423, p. 649, §6; Acts 1997, No. 97-154, p. 196, §3; Act 2000-810, p. 1925, §1.)