LAC 46:LXXXV.305. License Renewals

A. Annual Renewal of Licenses. Pursuant to R.S. 37:1524, all licenses expire annually at midnight (central time) on September 30 of each year and must be renewed by making application for renewal of license with the board, submitting all satisfactory documentation of continuing education compliance, and payment of the annual renewal fee(s). A complete application for renewal must be submitted to the board or the license shall be expired. For an application for renewal to be considered complete, all of the following conditions must be fully met: 1. application for renewal must be received by September 30 of the year of application for renewal; 2. full payment of renewal fee must be received; 3. all satisfactory documentation of compliance with continuing education requirements in accordance with Chapter 4 of this Part must be received; and 4. if applicable, full payment of late continuing education fee and any other disciplinary fines must be received. B. Renewal of Expired Licenses. A license which has expired may be renewed within five years of the date of its expiration by submitting an application for renewal which meets the following conditions: 1. application for renewal must be received; 2. full payment of current renewal fee must be received; 3. full payment of delinquent annual renewal fees must be received; 4. full payment of late fees for delinquent license renewal(s) must be received; 5. all satisfactory documentation of compliance with continuing education requirements, for the current year and all delinquent years, in accordance with Chapter 4 of this Part must be received; and 6. if applicable, late continuing education fee(s) must be received for the current year and all delinquent years. C. Any application for renewal not completed pursuant to §305.A by midnight on September 30 of each year shall be subject to all accrued fees and an additional late renewal fee of $150 per fiscal year. D. Notice 1. A person failing to renew his license shall receive one notification via certified mail, return receipt requested. Such notice shall be mailed within 10 days after expiration of the license and will advise that any person who shall practice veterinary medicine after the expiration of his license and willfully or by neglect fails to renew such license shall be guilty of practicing in violation of R.S. 37:1514. Such notice shall also state that the board may publish the name of any person holding an expired license and that the board may distribute the name of any person holding an expired license to agencies which may include, but is not limited to, the Louisiana state controlled dangerous substances program, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Food and Drug Administration, the United States Department of Agriculture, drug supply wholesalers, veterinary supply wholesalers, the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, the Louisiana Board of Wholesale Drug Distributors, the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association, and any other entity that requests or is entitled to such information. 2. Pursuant to R.S. 37:1525, after five years have elapsed since the date of expiration, a license may not be renewed. No later than 60 days prior to the end of the five-year period, the board shall mail notice via certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person holding such expired license. Such notice shall state that if the license is not renewed prior to the end of the five-year period, the license shall be permanently removed from the board's rolls and that the holder shall be required to make application for a new license. E. It is the duty of the licensee to maintain current contact details with the board office.