64B8-13.0051. Delinquent Status Licenses

(1) The failure of any license holder to either renew the license or elect inactive status before the license expires shall cause the license to become delinquent.

(2) The delinquent status licensee must affirmatively apply for active or inactive status during the licensure cycle in which the license becomes delinquent. The failure by the delinquent status licensee to cause the license to be renewed or made inactive before the expiration of the licensure cycle in which the license became delinquent shall render the license null and void without further action by the Board or the Department.

(3) The delinquent status licensee who applies for license renewal or inactive status shall:

(a) File with the Department the completed application for either license renewal as required by Section 458.319, F.S., or inactive status as required by Section 456.036, F.S.;

(b) Pay to the Board either the license renewal fee or the inactive status fee, the delinquency fee, and if applicable the processing fee; and

(c) If renewal is elected, demonstrate compliance with the continuing education requirements found in subsection 64B8-13.004(1), F.A.C.

(4) Medical faculty certificates, public health certificates, public psychiatry certificates, and registrations as resident physicians, interns, fellows and house physician may not be converted to delinquent status.

Rulemaking Authority 456.036, 458.309 FS. Law Implemented 456.036 FS. History–New 3-1-95, Formerly 59R-13.0051.