HAR §16-79-12.7. Application for inactive license

(a) Upon written request by a licensee during the licensure period or at renewal, and upon payment of an inactive license fee, the board shall place the licensee's active license on an inactive status. (b) A licensee may continue and renew on inactive status for the biennial period. (c) A licensee on inactive status shall be considered as unlicensed and shall not engage in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene. Any person who violates this prohibition shall be subject to discipline under this chapter and chapters 436B, 447, and 448, HRS. (d) It shall be the responsibility of each licensee on inactive status to maintain knowledge of current licensing and renewal requirements. (e) A licensee may request to reactivate the license at any time during the licensure period or at renewal by: (1) Completing an application for reactivation; (2) Fulfilling all requirements in effect at the time of application to return the license to active status, including the payment of an activation fee and other fees that may be required; (3) Meeting the CE requirements; and (4) Providing information to ensure the licensee is fit to engage in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene, including but not limited to reporting license sanctions, pending disciplinary actions, or conviction of a crime in which the conviction has not been annulled or expunged. (f) An application for reactivation may be denied if the applicant does not fulfill all requirements of this chapter and chapters 436B, 447, and 448, HRS. If the applicant is denied, written notice of denial shall state specifically the reason for denying the reactivation and shall inform the applicant of the right to a hearing 79-10