Procedures for Renewal of a License and Renewal of a Lapsed/Expired License

(1) Requirements for Renewal of a License. (a) Licensees must renew their licenses every two years. Each license originally issued to th an individual shall be valid for a minimum of 12 months and shall expire on the 28 day of the licensee's birth month. Each subsequent two-year renewal shall be on the anniversary of that date. (b) Individuals must submit to the Board, or its agent, a completed written or electronic renewal application and the required fees prior to the expiration date of the license; and (c) Individuals must fulfill and document, as specified by the Board, the satisfactory completion of continuing education requirements as specified in 271 CMR 4.00: Continuing Education. (2) Procedures for Renewal of a Lapsed/Expired License. (a) If a licensee fails to meet the requirements for license renewal as set forth in 271 CMR 3.02(1), the license of such person shall be considered expired and not in good standing. A licensee with an expired license shall not be permitted to use the title "Sheet Metal Worker" or otherwise imply Commonwealth licensure or authority to practice during the period in which the license is expired. (b) If a former licensee of the Board requests that an expired license be reinstated within two years of the date of expiration, that individual must pay the fee for the current licensure period, and one late fee. In addition, the individual must meet all continuing education contact hours required by the Board. Individuals also may be subject to disciplinary action for unlicensed practice, if they have practiced without a license. (c) If an expired license is not renewed within two years of the date of expiration, the licensee must apply for license re-issuance. The license will only be reissued if the applicant meets all of the Board's statutory and regulatory licensure requirements in existence at the time of re-application, pays all application fees in accordance with the procedures identified in 271 CMR 3.01, and successfully completes the appropriate examination. Former licensees who can demonstrate extenuating circumstances may petition the Board for a full or partial waiver of the requirements. (d) For an individual who is licensed or otherwise legally practicing within another jurisdiction, but whose license has expired in the Commonwealth, the Board, or its agent, shall consider, on a case-by-case basis, whether the continuing education requirements of the other jurisdiction are reasonably equivalent to those in the Commonwealth and, therefore, can be used as a basis for reinstatement of the expired license. The Board, or its agent, shall consider, on a case-by-case basis, the overall competence of the individual. The Board may require the applicant to appear before the Board, and/or take an examination, and/or document continued professional competence, and/or practice under supervision prior to, or as a term or condition of reinstatement of the expired license. 2. For purposes of 271 CMR 3.02(2)(d), the fee for re-instatement of such a license shall be the same as the reciprocal license fee established by the Secretary of Administration and Finance.