§ 17-83-306 — Renewal of licenses

(a) All licenses shall be effective when issued by the Arkansas Dietetics Licensing Board. (b) The license of a licensed dietitian shall be ruled valid for one (1) year after the date of issuance. (c) (1) (A) A license may be renewed by the payment of a renewal fee as set by the board. (B) (i) The board shall mail or email a notice for renewal of a license to each person sixty (60) days before the renewal date. (ii) The notice for renewal of a license shall be mailed to the most recent address of the person as it appears on the record of the board or emailed to the person. (iii) The person shall complete a renewal application and return it to the board, accompanied by the required renewal fee, within not more than sixty (60) days after the renewal notice was mailed or emailed by the board. (iv) Upon receipt of the application and fee, the board shall verify the accuracy of the application and issue to the applicant a notice of license renewal for the next year. (C) If a person fails to renew his or her license within the sixty-day period, the license shall lapse the last day of the month of the calendar year that is exactly one (1) year from the calendar year and month in which the license was issued. (D) If the renewal license has been expired for not more than ninety (90) days, the person may renew the license by paying to the board the required renewal fee and a penalty in an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of the renewal fee. (E) If the license has been expired for more than ninety (90) days but less than one (1) year, the person may renew the license by paying to the board the unpaid renewal fee and a penalty in an amount equal to the renewal fee. (2) At the time of license renewal, each applicant shall present satisfactory evidence that in the period since the license was issued, he or she has completed the continuing education requirements as required by the board. (d) If a license has been expired one (1) year or more, the license shall not be renewed, but a new license may be obtained by applying to the board as a new licensee.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 56,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2023. Acts 1989, No. 392, § 13.