Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
64. Department of Health |
64B13. Board of Optometry |
64B13-11. Inactive Status |
1(1) The failure of any license holder to elect active or inactive status before the license expires shall cause the license to become delinquent.
25(2) The delinquent licensee must affirmatively apply for active or inactive status during the biennium in which the license becomes delinquent. The failure by the delinquent licensee to cause the license to become active or inactive before the expiration of the biennium in which the license becomes delinquent shall render the license null and void without further action by the board or the Department of Health.
91(3) The delinquent licensee who applies for an active or inactive license status shall pay to the board the fee of subsection 11364B13-6.001(3), 114F.A.C., and the delinquent license fee of subsection 12264B13-6.001(10), 123F.A.C., and, if applicable, the change of status fee of subsection 13464B13-6.001(4), 135F.A.C.
136(4) The delinquent licensee who applies for active status license shall, in addition to complying with subsection (3), immediately above, demonstrate compliance with the continuing education requirements of rule 16564B13-5.001, 166F.A.C., for the years the licensee was inactive prior to becoming delinquent.
178Rulemaking Authority 180456.036, 181463.005(1) FS. 183Law Implemented 185456.036 FS. 187History–New 12-22-94, Formerly 59V-11.004, Amended 8-29-99, 1-22-03, 8-29-04, 9-2-19.