CHAPTER 310 OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
Section 310:8
310:8 License Renewals; Lapse. –
I. The executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification shall issue licenses, as set forth in RSA 310:4, to applicants meeting the eligibility requirements as defined in statute, and rules adopted by each individual board.
II. Licenses shall be valid for 2 years from the date of issuance except for those apprentices licensed for one year in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to 541-A, provided that timely and complete application for license renewal by eligible applicants shall continue the validity of the licenses being renewed until the office has acted on the renewal application.
III. Applicants shall submit completed applications for renewal, the renewal fee, and any supporting documents required for that renewal on or before the expiration of the license. Licenses shall lapse when completed renewal applications, renewal fee, and supporting documents have not been filed by the expiration of the license and the holders of a lapsed license are not authorized to practice until the licenses have been reinstated. Holders of lapsed licenses shall not be able to renew, but shall be eligible to reinstate licenses by submitting an application and meeting the eligibility requirements as defined in statute, and rules adopted by each individual board.
IV. The office of professional licensure and certification shall provide licensees, at least 2 months before the date of expiration of their license, with notice of the need to complete their renewal applications. Failure to receive notice shall not relieve any licensee of the obligation to renew their license, comply with the rules of the office, the rules of the board, or this section. Timeliness of submission of renewal applications shall be evidenced by the date stamp of receipt, or for applications submitted electronically the electronic time stamp of submission.
V. Upon the request of a licensee who is a member of any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard and is called to active duty, the office of professional licensure and certification shall place the person's license on inactive status. The license may be reactivated within one year of the licensee's release from active status by payment of the renewal fee and with proof of completion of the most current continuing education requirement unless still within the renewal period.