A. A
licensee seeking inactive status shall submit:
1. A written request to the Board before
expiration of the current license, and
2. The fee specified in
R4-6-215 for
inactive status request.
B. To be placed on inactive status after
license expiration, a licensee shall, within three months after the date of
license expiration, comply with subsection (A) and submit the fee specified in
R4-6-215 for
late request for inactive status.
1.
A written request for inactive status to the
credentialing committee,
2.
The inactive status fee, and
3.
The late inactive status fee.
C. The Board shall grant a request
for inactive status to a licensee upon receiving a written request for inactive
status. The Board shall grant inactive status for a maximum of 24
months.
D. The Board shall not
grant a request for inactive status that is received more than three months
after license expiration.
E.
Inactive status does not change:
1. The date
on which the license of the inactive licensee expires, and
2. The Board's ability to start or continue
an investigation against the inactive licensee.
F. To return to active status, a licensee on
inactive status shall:
1. Comply with all
renewal requirements prescribed under
R4-6-801;
and
2. Establish to the Board's
satisfaction that the licensee is competent to practice safely and competently.
To assist with determining the licensee's competence, the Board may order a
mental or physical evaluation of the licensee at the licensee's
expense.
G. Upon a
showing of good cause, the Board shall grant a written request for modification
or reduction of the continuing education requirement received from a licensee
on inactive status. The Board shall consider the following to show good cause:
1. Illness or disability,
2. Active military service, or
3. Any other circumstance beyond the control
of the licensee.
H. The
Board may, upon a written request filed before the expiration of the original
24 months of inactive status and for good cause, as described in subsection
(G), permit an inactive licensee to remain on inactive status for one
additional period not to exceed 24 months. To return to active status after
being placed on a 24-month extension of inactive status, a licensee shall,
comply with the requirements in subsection (F) and complete an additional 30
hours of continuing education during the 24-month extension.
I. A licensee on inactive status shall not
engage in the practice of behavioral health.
J. To return to active practice, the licensee must establish
the licensee's competence to practice safely and competently. When reviewing a
licensee's request to return to active practice, the Board may order any type
of mental or physical evaluation, at the licensee's expense, it deems necessary
to determine the licensee's competence to practice safely and
competently.
K. The Board may start or continue an investigation against a
licensee regardless of whether the licensee seeks to obtain inactive status or
is on inactive status.
Notes
Ariz. Admin. Code §
R4-6-305
New Section made by
exempt rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 2700, effective July 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-2).
Amended by exempt rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 2713, effective June 27, 2005 (Supp.
05-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 4516, effective December 2,
2008 (Supp. 08-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at
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A.A.R. 2630, effective 11/1/2015.
