839 IAC 1-2-2 License renewal

Sec. 2. (a) A license to practice as a: (1) social worker; (2) clinical social worker; (3) marriage and family therapist; (4) marriage and family therapist associate; (5) mental health counselor; (6) mental health counselor associate; (7) addiction counselor; or (8) clinical addiction counselor; will expire on April 1 of even-numbered years. (b) Applicants for renewal of licensure shall pay a renewal fee. (c) Applications for renewal shall be mailed to the last known address of the practitioner. Failure to receive the application for renewal shall not relieve the practitioner of the responsibility for renewing the license by the renewal date. (d) It is the responsibility of the practitioner to notify the Indiana professional licensing agency of an address change. (e) A marriage and family therapist associate license can be renewed two (2) times. Additional renewals may be granted at the discretion of the board. (f) If a license to practice social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, addiction counseling, or clinical addiction counseling has been expired for longer than three (3) years, the practitioner may renew the license by meeting the following requirements: (1) File a renewal application provided by the board. (2) Pay current renewal fees. (3) Pay a penalty fee for late renewal. (4) Submit a detailed letter of explanation to the board as to why the license has lapsed. (5) Submit proof of having met the continuing education requirements for one (1) renewal cycle within the previous twenty-four (24) months. (6) Make a personal appearance before the board, as the board in its discretion may require. (7) Pass the national examination, as the board in its discretion may require. (g) If a marriage and family therapist associate license or mental health counselor associate license has been expired for longer than one (1) year, the practitioner may not renew the license and will have to reapply as a new applicant.